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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2-3

…Living at ......................................................................................E-mail .............................................................................................Wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-3

…larées non conformes à la Constitution par la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2020-801 DC du 18 juin 2020] when they have been the subject of a complaint submitted electronically pursuant to Ar…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-21

…operator has been informed of an alert on a number concerning it, in accordance with article D. 224-18.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-3

…cation in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna islands of the fourth paragraph of article L. 5125-18, the words: "la Réunion, de la Martinique, de la Guadeloupe, de Saint-Barthélemy, de Saint-Martin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article R612-3

…hundred or more employees or whose turnover excluding tax or resources is equal to or greater than 18,000,000 euros, are required to draw up the documents mentioned in Article L. 612-2. These criteri…

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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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