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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-20

I. - The person placed in quarantine or solitary confinement pursuant to II of article L. 3131-17, as well as the public prosecutor, may at any time apply to the liberty and custody judge for the rele…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article L225-204

A capital reduction is authorised or decided by the Extraordinary General Meeting, which may delegate to the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, all powers to carry it out.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-207

The General Meeting that has decided on a capital reduction not motivated by losses may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, to purchase a specific number of s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Access conditions for associations

Article R343-20

Access to the waiting area for representatives of approved associations is subject to individual approval granted for a period of three years by the competent administrative authority.This approval, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-20

Honorary judges of a commercial court may attend installation hearings and, in an advisory capacity, general meetings of that court. At hearings, general meetings and, where appropriate, public ceremo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Publication

Article R2131-20

Publication at national level may not take place before publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. They may nevertheless take place, in any event, when the purchaser has not been notif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-20

Inventions that are the subject of international applications filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been granted to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-2

French nationals who have the option of renouncing French nationality in the cases referred to in this title may exercise this option by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq. He may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Actions against those responsible for the damage.

Article R3122-20

The Office may, in order to exercise the subrogatory action provided for in Article L. 3122-4, intervene even for the first time in an appeal before any administrative or judicial court. In this case,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-20

Until the start of technical preparations for registration, the applicant may be authorized, by written request addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property, to rectify m…

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