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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-2

…r's lien on a business;4° The pledge of a business;5° Declarations of claims pursuant to Article L. 141-22 of the French Commercial Code;6° Maritime mortgages excluding those relating to ships registe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L1453-13

…this chapter, and in particular: 1° The definition of the health services referred to in article L. 1453-5 ; 2° The content of the agreement provided for in article L. 1453-8 , in particular when it i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3

…s attached to registered shares, in particular those provided for in articles L. 225-123 and L. 232-14, may only be exercised by an intermediary registered under the conditions provided for in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-15

The creation of these shares gives rise to the application of articles L. 225-8, L. 225-10, L. 225-14, L. 225-147, L. 22-10-53 and L. 22-10-54 relating to special advantages when shares are issued to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-15

The surveillance operations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2213-14 alone give entitlement to fees, the amount of which, set by the mayor after consulting the municipal council, is betw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-10

In accordance with the procedures specified by the decree provided for in article 706-25-14, the file manager directly notifies the Ministry of the Interior, which immediately forwards the information…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-9

…her person or under a supposed name, to be guilty of one of the acts provided for in Article L. 654-14.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-42

…y of the patent application, request access to the culture filed in accordance with Articles R. 612-14 and R. 612-15. The request is made in writing to the National Institute of Industrial Property. I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulation of investments and other assets

Article A332-3

The liabilities of an economic loan fund referred to in article R. 332-14-2 may take one of the following forms: 1° Units, giving rise to identical rights to capital and interest, resulting either fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Drawing up the annual list of citizen assessors

Article R2-6

…2, as well as the registry agents and persons authorised to assist them by virtue of article R. 123-14 of the Code of Judicial Organisation. The chairman of the commission provided for in article 262…

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