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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-208

…y law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation and shares in mutual or cooperative banks, without prejudice to the specific rules applicable to these entities, the 10% limit provi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-209

The Autorité des marchés financiers may request that it be provided with information enabling it to ensure that members of the company savings plan are offered at least one investment option that comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-21

…his chapter shall be counted under the conditions set out in articles 641 to 647- 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-20

…tatus. The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs do not apply when the interested party definitively renounces his claim to honorary status by means of a written declaration addressed to the Mini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Declaration of the manufacture, import and distribution of excipients

Article R5138-2-2

The descriptive file provided for in Article L. 5138-1 and accompanying the declaration shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-2-2

…tutory auditor may inform the president of the competent court as soon as the first information is given, pursuant to articles L. 234-1, L. 234-2, L. 251-15 and L. 612-3, to the chairman of the board…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Formal notices and orders to perform an obligation to do or not to do something

Article A444-20

…are performed within a period shorter than the reference period specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of an increased fee under the conditions provided for in Article A. 444-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-26

…the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of civil procedure of New Caledonia or in articles 200 to 202 of deliberation no. 2001-200 AFP of 4 Dece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-24

…vacant seat is immediately filled by the alternate member elected in the same ballot and having received the highest number of votes. In the event of a tie, the seat is filled by the oldest alternate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-23

If a member of the Disciplinary Chamber is no longer entered on the roll of the Bar or no longer fulfils the conditions required to be eligible for election, he shall be deemed to have resigned automa…

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