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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-6

The lessor of premises used for commercial, industrial or craft purposes may, during the original lease or a renewed lease, take over the premises in whole or in part in order to carry out work requir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-6

When a local semi-public company whose purpose is the construction or management of social housing is faced with difficulties due to a serious and lasting imbalance in the property programmes referred…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-6

Notwithstanding any eviction order that has become final and notwithstanding the expiry of the periods granted under article L. 412-3, any eviction order that has not been enforced by 1st November of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Voluntary participation.

Article L3323-6

Companies that are not obliged to implement a profit-sharing scheme may, by means of a profit-sharing agreement, voluntarily submit to the provisions of this Title.The heads of these companies or, in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-60

The statutory auditors of the feeder general-purpose investment fund, the AIF or the master UCITS shall exchange the information necessary to fulfil their respective obligations.The General Regulation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-61

The feeder general-purpose investment fund shall monitor the activity of the master AIF or UCITS. In order to fulfil this obligation, it may rely on the information and documents received from the mas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-6

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, when acting as the authority responsible for the supervision of a subsidiary of an undertaking which has its head office in another Member Sta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-6

The College of the French Anti-Doping Agency comprises nine members appointed by decree:1° Three members of the administrative and judicial courts:-a Conseiller d'Etat, appointed by the Vice-President…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-6

A medicinal product may only be advertised to the general public if it is not subject to medical prescription, none of its various presentations is reimbursable by compulsory health insurance schemes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-6

The resolution college shall exercise impairment and conversion powers in respect of a liability arising from a financial contract or derivative within the meaning of Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) N…

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