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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2-4

At the close of each financial year, the Board of Directors or, where applicable, the Management Board of mutual insurance companies shall draw up a management report. The provisions of Article L. 322…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-25

The manager may be dismissed by a decision of the shareholders under the conditions of Article L. 223-29, unless the Articles of Association provide for a greater majority. If dismissal is decided wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-2

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 1243-1, the fixed-term employment contract may be terminated before expiry of the term at the initiative of the employee, where the latter provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-2

Chapter I bis of Title III of Book I of Part Three is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-2

With due respect for the powers of the regions responsible for the regional public vocational training service, the establishment mentioned in Article L. 5315-1 also has the following missions:1° To c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L914-2

Article L. 441-11 II is amended as follows: 1° 1° is worded as follows: "1° For purchases of perishable agricultural and food products and frozen or deep-frozen meat, deep-frozen fish, ready-made meal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

I.-It is instituted for the benefit of the communes or, as the case may be, of the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or of the départements which are substituted for them by virtue…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-2

Under conditions laid down by regulation, the director of a public health establishment may, on a proposal from the head of the department, after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L4141-2

I.-The following are forwarded to the State representative in the region, under the conditions set out in II:1° Deliberations of the Regional Council or decisions taken by the Permanent Commission by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-21

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall ensure publication, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, by mention in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle,…

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