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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-73

…he partners themselves, or from among the persons mentioned in article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.No one may be appointed l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-16

For the application of article L. 2335-17 : 1° The population, financial potential and demographic strata used for the distribution of the allocation are those calculated, for the same year, for the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-35

…quest has affixed his or her electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures. The operations that the Agence nationale de s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-7

…e collection and publication of data concerning them. It complies with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties by completing the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-19

…s.Within the same timeframe, when the project meets the conditions set out in III of article L. 752-17, the commission's decision or opinion is notified by the prefect to the Commission nationale d'am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

…d for in Part Six of this Code do not allow the issue of the residence permits mentioned in 6°, 8°, 17° and 20° of article R. 5221-2, 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of I and II of article R. 5221-3 and may not be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article D512-6

…r inspections by: 1° State civil servants and contractual agents governed by the décret n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 relatif aux dispositions générales applicables aux agents contractuels de l'Etat who…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-67

…epted without distinction of line :Base rangesApplicable rateFrom €0 to €6,5004.837%From €6,500 to €17,0001,995%From €17,000 to €60,0001.330%Over €60,0000.998%2° According to the following scale, in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-161

…ng to the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.935% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.064% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.726% Over €30,000 0.532%2° In the case of judicial discharge…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

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