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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rates for services

Article R6145-25

…addition to the tariff for the service or stay, except for procedures carried out as part of the private practice of full-time hospital practitioners.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…of 4 October 2017 L. 312-2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 312-4, with the exception of III and IV Order no. 2020-1496 of 2 December 2020 L. 312-4-1, with the exception of 6°, 8° and 9° of its II…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-2

…rules as those applicable to the establishment medical commission, defined in section 1 of chapter IV of title IV of book I of part six of the present code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

…the upper limbs is not negligible, often allowing almost complete personal autonomy under current living conditions.With advances in surgical techniques, major joint stiffness in the shoulder, elbow…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27

It may be stipulated in the Articles of Association that, in addition to the directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18, directors elected ei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than five directorships in public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. As an exception to the provisions of the first pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-22

…nd pursuant to article L. 225-23 and, in sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière, the representatives of the société coopérative de main-d'oeuvre are not counted when determining the number of dire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-25

The Articles of Association may require each director to own a number of shares in the company, which they determine. If, on the day of his appointment, a director does not own the required number of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-29

The term of office of a director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-20

…may be appointed as a director. When appointed, it is required to designate a permanent representative who is subject to the same conditions and obligations and incurs the same civil and criminal lia…

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