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Showing 411420 of 59993 articles for Art. 1-3-1995

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article R22-10-34

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the waiver of preferential subscription rights provided for in Article R. 225-122 may not be made in favour of named beneficiar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article R22-10-33

The additional publication in a notice published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires of the notice informing shareholders of an issue of new shares or of securities giving access to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article R22-10-35

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 225-130, when the sale relates to equity securities admitted to trading on a regulated market or to the operations of a central depository referr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-31-1

The sentence enforcement judge may, by decision taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-8, suspend the execution of mobile electronic surveillance placement for medical reasons, in part…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-3

When the magistrate who issued the EIO is informed by the executing authority of the impossibility of carrying out the requested act or of the need to substitute another measure, he or she may withdra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-3

For the purposes of implementing articles L. 8272-1 to L. 8272-4, the representative of the State in the département shall receive a copy of the official reports of offences constituting illegal emplo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1243-3-1

I.-Establishments or organisations which apply for or are authorised to carry out activities involving the preservation and distribution of tissues and their derivatives in accordance with Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-3-1

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 526-6, the assets, rights, obligations and securities necessary for the exercise of the professional activity are those which, by their nature…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D712-14-3

Territorial chambers of commerce and industry that wish to have their budget topped up, over and above the voted budget, under the conditions set out in articles D. 712-14-1 to D. 712-14-2 submit a re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-3

The Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale is responsible for managing the database made up of all the information appearing on the medical sections and additional medical sections…

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