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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operations.

Article L3336-2

…gulatory provisions on narcotics or for a repeat offence of assault and battery or public drunkenness. Incapacity is perpetual for all persons mentioned in 1°. It ceases five years after their convict…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-248

…its shareholders' equity to a value at least equal to half the share capital or, subject to Article L. 224-2, to reduce its share capital by the amount necessary to ensure that the value of the shareh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-28

…territorial council, a space is reserved for the expression of the groups of elected representatives. The procedures for applying this provision are defined by the internal regulations.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-27

…istrative premises, office equipment and cover their documentation, mail and telecommunications costs. The President of the Territorial Council may, under the conditions set by the Territorial Council…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee.

Article L7123-22

…bodies specifying their situation with regard to the collection of contributions due to these bodies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee.

Article L7123-20

…e organisation, an insurance company, a bank or a financial institution authorised to give guarantees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee.

Article L7123-21

If the financial guarantee is insufficient, the user is substituted for the modelling agency for the payment of sums still owed to the employees and to the social security bodies to which these employ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-23

…exceed the value of the insured item at the time of the loss, subject to the provisions of article L. 175-5.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-25

…for damage caused to third parties by the vessel and which is guaranteed under the terms of article L. 173-8, only takes effect if the sum insured by the hull policy is insufficient.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-23

In the absence of an agreement as referred to in Article L. 3122-16, the minimum number of hours for which a night worker must be qualified is set at two hundred and seventy hours over a reference per…

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