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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

I.-Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-14

The consumer credit agreements provided for in Chapter II of Title I of Book III may not, even with the consumer's agreement, begin to be performed during the first seven days, except in the case of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-1

…of the Republic. The registered office of foreign insurance undertakings authorised under Articles L. 321-7 or L. 329-1 must be located in the same territory as their head office.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L642-1

…rité des marchés financiers, as well as to any expert appointed to an Advisory Board referred to in III of Article L. 621-2, for violating the professional secrecy instituted by Article L. 621-4, subj…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

…ad faith obstructs the implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L. 224-25-17 to L. 224-25-25. The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-10

Voluntary termination of pregnancy is protected by confidentiality, so that the patient's anonymity can be preserved if necessary.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-11

The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-1

A pregnant woman who does not wish to continue her pregnancy may ask a doctor or midwife to terminate her pregnancy. This abortion may only be carried out before the end of the fourteenth week of preg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-1

In companies where one or more trade union sections of representative organisations have been set up, the employer shall initiate negotiations at least once every four years:1° Negotiations on remuner…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3232-1

Any employee whose working hours are at least equal to the legal weekly working hours shall receive, if he is not an apprentice, remuneration at least equal to the minimum fixed under the conditions p…

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