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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-43

…ties over which the health care organisation exercises control within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code or significant influence within the meaning of Article L. 233-17-2 of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-21

The magistrate mentioned in article

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-4

…will be communicated to the recipient bodies mentioned in the order provided for in article R. 123-16. > II. II-Applications for the authorisations referred to in 2° of I of article R. 123-1 include…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-42

Where the sale of all or part of the business has been ordered by the court pursuant to article L. 631-22, the mandataire judiciaire shall receive the sale price notwithstanding the execution of the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-40

The articles R. 642-1 to R. 642-21, excluding the first paragraph of article R. 642-10, are applicable to the assignment referred to in l'article L. 631-22. The mandataire judiciaire performs the duti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-39

Without prejudice to the application of the first two paragraphs of Article R. 642-40, the administrator shall notify the registry of the essential characteristics of the business or branch(es) of bus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article D773-22

…33-14No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-15 to D. 533-15-2no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022D. 533-16-1 with the exception of the second paragraph of I and d) of 6° of IIIn° 2021-663 of 27 May 2021II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article D774-22

…33-14No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-15 to D. 533-15-2no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022D. 533-16-1 with the exception of the second paragraph of I and d) of 6° of IIIn° 2021-663 of 27 May 2021II…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-24

…s within the priority period or submits an appeal for restoration in accordance with Article L. 612-16-1. The indications contained in the declaration of priority are mentioned in the published patent…

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