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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-14

The agreement is drawn up in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 342-1 to L. 342-5 and sets out the nature, operating conditions and funding of the service. It defines the respective obligat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-14

At the request of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the court may declare null and void one or more transactions carried out by the directors of a company with a liquidator followi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-16

A pharmacy may only remain open in the absence of its proprietor if the latter has been duly replaced. The annex mentioned in article L. 5125-7-1 may not remain open to the public in the absence of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-147

In the event of contributions in kind or the stipulation of special benefits, one or more contribution auditors shall be appointed unanimously by the shareholders or, failing this, by court decision.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation

Article L5842-14

I. - The articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-5 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - 1° For the application of Article L. 5212-2, the second sentence reads a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-16

…on a person without his or her free and informed consent, obtained in writing under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-16

In order to help them realise their career plans, one or more disabled workers employed by an adapted enterprise may be placed temporarily at the disposal of another employer for a fixed period, with…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Debt consolidation

Article L314-14

The terms and conditions under which the credit transactions referred to in articles L. 314-10 to L. 314-13 are concluded in order to guarantee that the borrower is properly informed are specified by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

When, due to the particular conditions of practice of the profession, the conditions of previous activity for entitlement to the allowances provided for in articles L. 351-3 and L. 351-10 are not met,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-14

The regulatory measures provided for in articles L. 6113-7 and L. 6113-8 shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and, unless otherwise provided and insofar as is necessary, the procedures…

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