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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-21

…or between the subscription price and the sale price determined in accordance with article L. 3332-20, may not exceed the advantage that members of the savings plan would have enjoyed if this differe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions and control of foundations

Article R6141-62

…dowment that may be used up, as determined by the articles of association, up to an annual limit of 20% of the endowment. The unused portion of the endowment may not be less than 10% of the initial en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-1

…does not take part in a deliberation or who abstains from sitting pursuant to article 12 of law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and indep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

Assigned property, on the date of promulgation of Law no. 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, par les communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation an…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-3-1

…o rely on the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 13 of the above-mentioned Order of 7 May 2009, the contracting authority/entity shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: FIAs open to professional investors

Article L742-9

…he same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

…he same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 151-1 and R. 151-2n° 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-3No. 2020-892 of 22 July 2020R. 151-4 and R. 151-5no. 2019-1590…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1524-6

…cable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2017-885 of 9 May 2017, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article R. 1413-79 is amended as fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4133-9

…ofessional branch or field of activity or to the approved body mentioned in article 16 of order no. 2005-406 of 2 May 2005 simplifying the legal regime for health establishments. The continuing profes…

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