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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

…extension rights applicable to them under the provisions of article 46 of law no. 87-588 of 30 July 1987 on various social measures, the age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of secti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D2224-34

The electricity distribution organisations mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2224-31 and suppliers of electricity at the regulated tariffs mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 1…

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

Article L225-217

Articles L. 225-206 to L. 225-216 and L. 22-10-62, L. 22-10-64 and L. 22-10-65 are applicable to investment certificates.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-6

…ds provided for in Article 9 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998, where the transmission provided for in III of Article R. 721-2 and where the expiry da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-2

…atement of criminal conviction and the documents provided for in article 2 of decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964 as amended relating to the recovery of fines and financial penalties by the account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-5

…approval, accompanied by the information and documents listed in Annex I to Decree No. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016, shall be sent by the head of the laboratory to the public establishment mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article L22-10-55

The reports and formalities referred to in articles L. 22-10-52, L. 22-10-53 and in the second paragraph of article L. 22-10-54 may give rise to an injunction in accordance with the procedures defined…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

…emnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 modifiée relative au règlement de l'indemnisation des rapatriés, une créance sur l'Etat, les dr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R754-3

…t 2015R. 312-20 with the exception of a) of 1° of IVn° 2023-631 of 20 July 2023R. 312-21 and R. 312-22, with the exception of the penultimate paragraph of its In° 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015II. - For…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R784-8

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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