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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information for holders

Article L224-7-1

Everyone is entitled to free information about the retirement savings products they have subscribed to during their lifetime. The online service mentioned in III of article L. 161-17 of the Social Sec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2221-1

Communes and syndicates of communes may directly operate services of public interest of an industrial or commercial nature. Operations likely to be managed by private companies, either by application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-1

A société par actions simplifiée may be formed by one or more persons who shall bear losses only up to the amount of their contribution.Where such a company comprises only one person, that person shal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Composition

Article L5911-1

The congress of departmental and regional elected representatives and mayors of Guadeloupe is composed of the members of the departmental council of Guadeloupe and the regional council of Guadeloupe a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-7

…ation of the société européenne are governed by the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-82 and the fourth par…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-65

I.-In the absence of the contractual stipulations provided for in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 3121-64, an individual agreement for a fixed number of days may be validly concluded subject to complian…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L3123-12

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement.Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his or her right to training under this section are c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training.

Article L4135-12

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement.Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his/her right to training under this section are comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-1

Medicinal products and products the sale of which is reserved for pharmacists, with the exception of the medicinal products and products mentioned in article L. 5121-8, may not be sold at a price high…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

I.- Clinical trials of medicinal products are governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014. The competent authority for carr…

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