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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-111

The articles of association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. They also state:1° The surname, first names and domicile of eac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reduction in working hours.

Article R6152-801

…sions of sections 1 to 6 of this chapter, benefit from an annual reduction in their working time of 20 days.Where the duties are not performed on a full-time basis, the number of days allocated is red…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common section

Article A212-121

Candidates who obtain an average of 10 out of 20 or more in all the tests defined in article A. 212-120 are offered final admission to the examination for the common part of the third-degree state dip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-21

…ons. Articles L. 236-10 and L. 236-11 are applicable to the demergers referred to in Article L. 236-20. Article L. 236-17 is applicable to sociétés anonymes participating in a demerger.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-13

…rding "passport-talent" provided for in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17, L. 421-18, L. 421-19, L. 421-20 or L. 421-21 is determined in the light of the reasons for the stay and the foreign national's pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-10

When, pursuant to II of Article L. 613-20-6, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution decides to assess the likely impact of the measures provided for in II of that article on the subsidia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article D3665-9

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 et D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the metropolitan authority's accounting officer, who must ch…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information between authorities

Article L631-1

…he performance of their respective duties in order to ensure compliance with Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and comme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-23

…and 3° of Article L. 5211-43, lists the various colleges constituted pursuant to Articles R. 5211-20 and R. 5211-21 and defines the procedures for the material organisation of the ballot.This same o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…e decrees of 22 September 1965 relating to dental care, teaching and research centres, n° 72-360 of 20 April 1972 relating to the status of resident pharmacists of the general administration of public…

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