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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…ROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la loi n° 96-142 d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-19

…I and III of this article, the persons identified in application of b and d of I of article R. 1111-18 are informed by the author of these directives of the registration of the data concerning them.V.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

…forms and timeframe of article L. 145-9, if he intends to invoke the provisions of articles L. 145-18, L. 145-21, L. 145-23-1 et L. 145-24 in order to build, rebuild or raise the existing building, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

…)IV.The Ordinary General Meeting exercises the powers granted to it in particular by Article L. 225-18, the fourth paragraph of article L. 225-24, the third paragraph of L. 225-40, the third paragraph…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-6

…son and destruction, damage and deterioration punishable by the articles 221-1 à 221-4,222-1 to 222-18, 225-4-13 and 322-1 to 322-13 of the Penal Code, when these acts have been committed because of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Groups of companies

Article 223 A bis

…consolidated accounts under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of l'article L. 233-18 of the French Commercial Code, it may be solely liable for the corporation tax due on all the pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-25

…of articles L. 2122-12, L. 2122-15, L. 2122-16, the second and last paragraphs of article L. 2122-18 of article L. 3122-3 and of article L. 4133-3. Where article L. 2122-15 is applied, the represent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article R511-2-1-2

…ermediate-sized enterprise or a large enterprise, as defined inarticle 3 of decree no. 2008-1354 of 18 December 2008 on the criteria for determining the category to which an enterprise belongs for the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-3

…rticle L. 3131-1 relating to daily rest, Article L. 3132-2 relating to weekly rest, Article L. 3121-18 relating to the maximum daily working time or Article L. 3121-20 relating to the maximum weekly w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-27

…funds for a maximum period of ten years after 1 January 2016, if these items: a) Were issued before 18 January 2015 ; b) At 31 December 2015, could be used in accordance with the provisions of Chapter…

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