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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article R722-3

The General Meeting may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present or represented. If the quorum provided for in the previous paragraph is not reached, the meeting is reconven…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1511-35

For the application of the fourth paragraph of articles L. 2252-1, L. 3231-4 and L. 4253-1, the maximum percentage that may be guaranteed by one or more local authorities on the same loan is set at 50…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Public contracts

Article L1414-3

I. - Where the majority of the members of a consortium are local authorities or local public establishments other than a public social or medico-social establishment or a public housing office, a tend…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-3

…anise and operate sports betting games on the basis of the provisions provided for in I of Article 137 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses, in wh…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: OBLIGATION TO LEAVE FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L611-3

…whatsoever that they have been ordinarily resident in France since reaching the age of thirteen; > 3° Foreign nationals who have been legally resident in France for more than ten years, unless they h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-3

…practise the profession of optician who, without possessing the diploma provided for in Article L. 4362-2, hold :1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or Contracting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…t risk on a work site in the event of an accident on a neighbouring work site ; 2° Article R. 4462-13-Exclusion of non-pyrotechnic installations from the pyrotechnic enclosure; 3° Article R. 4462-17-P…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-34

In its relations with the administrations, persons or bodies mentioned in article L. 123-32, a company may not be required to give an identification number other than the unique number allocated under…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-5

Consent to adoption may be withdrawn for two months. The withdrawal must be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to the person or service that received the consent to ad…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Confidentiality

Article L3122-3

The conceding authority may not communicate confidential information that it holds in the context of a concession contract, such as information the disclosure of which would violate business secrecy,…

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