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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-13

In groupings that meet one of the criteria defined in Article L. 232-2, directors are required to draw up a statement of realisable and available assets, excluding going concern values, and current li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-12

The provisions of Article L. 4523-11 do not apply to establishments comprising at least one basic nuclear facility in which the managers of external companies and representatives of their employees ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-11

…carried out each year on health care institutions in the categories mentioned in a to d of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code. These studies cover fields of activity defined by decree in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-1

…ons receiving or having received care, at their request, the medical information defined in article L. 1111-7. This information may be provided, at the choice of the person concerned, either directly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-19

To benefit from the priority right provided for in article L. 145-17, the tenant must, on vacating the premises or, at the latest within three months thereafter, notify the landlord of his wish to use…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-106

…ulaires and caisses d'épargne networks and other affiliated credit institutions and finance companies. It is set up as a limited company in which the banques populaires and the caisses d'épargne et de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-1

…limitée is formed by one or more persons who bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions.Where the company comprises only one person, that person is called the "sole member". The sole mem…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Purchasing techniques

Article L2325-1

…ing its needs or to enable tenders to be submitted or selected in accordance with specific procedures.The purchasing techniques are as follows:1° Framework agreements, which enable one or more economi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2215-10

Without prejudice to

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-10

…aries of the communes determine all the conditions thereof other than those provided for in article L. 2112-7. When the required act is a decree, it may decide that some of these conditions are determ…

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