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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2291-1

A sub-guarantee is a contract by which a person undertakes to pay the guarantor what the debtor may owe him under the guarantee..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Personal sureties

Article 2287-1

The personal sureties governed by this title are surety bonds, autonomous guarantees and letters of intent.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-22

To be approved, the agreements mentioned in article L. 5422-20 must have been negotiated and concluded at national and cross-industry level between representative employers' and employees' organisatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-22

…to provide the trainee with the document referred to in article L. 6353-8 prior to final enrolment and payment of fees is liable to a fine of 4,500 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Pharmacovigilance

Article L5121-22

The purpose of pharmacovigilance is to monitor, assess, prevent and manage the risk of adverse reactions resulting from the use of the medicinal products and products mentioned in article L. 5121-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-22

…of activity is deemed to be definitive if no activity has been recorded for twelve consecutive months.The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall record the lapse of the licence by order.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-22

…t within the perimeter of the community or encompassing it may be devolved to a community of communes.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-22

A copy of the syndicate's budget and accounts is sent each year to the municipal councils of the syndicated communes.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-22

…a Vice-President designated by the President. The rules of procedure set the frequency of questions and the conditions under which they are presented and examined.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-22

…Executive Councillor designated by him. The rules of procedure determine the frequency of questions and the conditions under which they are presented and examined.

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