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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Copies

Article 1379

…y of an authentic writing is deemed reliable.A copy resulting from an identical reproduction of the form and content of the deed, and whose integrity is guaranteed over time by a process that complies…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-9

…ds an application for approval to the Prefect of the département in which the arena is located. The form that this application must take and the documents attached to it are set, after consultation wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2373-4

…companies, or where this threshold is not reached and the special negotiating body so decides, the form of employee participation in the administrative or supervisory body of the company resulting fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public policy

Article L3151-3

…savings account to supplement his or her remuneration or to gradually stop working. The use in the form of additional remuneration of rights paid into the time savings account in respect of annual le…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-106-1

Without prejudice to the nullities provided for in article R. 322-90, any mutual insurance company formed contrary to the provisions of articles R. 322-93, R. 322-95 to R. 322-97, R. 322-99, R. 322-10…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-8

Information relating to operations carried out outside France by policyholders located in France takes the following form for each of the countries of destination of operations defined in article R. 3…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 212-28

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 50% of the total amount of the grant, is paid when the grant is awarded. The ba…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-16

Where the syndicate commission has not been formed, the change of use or the sale of all or part of the property of the section is decided by the municipal council ruling by an absolute majority of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Unavailability, early release and delivery of sums

Article L3334-15

…article L. 3334-14, the sums or values registered in the participants' accounts are paid out in the form of a life annuity acquired for valuable consideration. However, the agreement establishing the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-10

…n general the various products of non-chemically defined microbial origin which may be used, in any form, for diagnosis, prophylaxis or therapy, as well as allergens.

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