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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5-2

…ining in the operation of a public limited company, financial control, the duties, depending on the form of the company, of the board of directors or the management board and the supervisory board, as…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-13

…provisions contained in the approved agreement or in the divorce agreement by mutual consent in the form of a private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary, as well as decisions relati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-2

…ents for inter-communal cooperation, on the one hand, and the sports associations or companies they form, on the other. A decree in the Conseil d'Etat determines the conditions under which these subsi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6-1-A

…in France may not make any payment to the lessor by means of a monetary value stored in electronic form and usable by means of a physical medium within the meaning of article L. 315-9 of this code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-35

…nd an electronic money holder, redemption is total if the proportion of the funds to be used in the form of electronic money is not agreed between the parties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-11

The acceptance by a councillor of an imperative mandate, before or after taking office and in any form whatsoever, constitutes a serious breach of his duties. This will result in the disqualification…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-7

For the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-4, receiving benefits in cash or in kind, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, offered or procured by the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-5…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-36

…esolution ordering the transfer of the portfolio of insurance contracts, operations or subscription forms for contracts or regulations to a bridge institution is published in the Journal officiel. Thi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-4

…anies or funds governed by article L771-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are special forms of mutual insurance companies. Mutual insurance companies appoint one or more statutory audito…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Cross-country skiing and non-motorised snow sports other than downhill skiing

Article L342-27

…s) or regional council concerned.The associations created in application of the first paragraph may form a national association in order to coordinate their activities.

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