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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-30

…he court decision became final, to sell his shares under the conditions set out in articles R. 6223-26 to R. 6223-28. In the case of a partner registered on the roll of a professional association, thi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 7

…n which the offence was committed.Public prosecution of the crimes mentioned in Articles 706-16,706-26and 706-167 of this code, to Articles 214-1 to 214-4 and 221-12 of the Penal Code and in Book IV b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1451-1

…with an administrative public service mission, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS THEY STAND…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1481-1

…ith an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting fromOrder No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS THEY STAND…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-36

…remuneration is capped. Participatory securities are negotiable. For the application of the Article 26 of law no. 78-741 of 13 July 1978 relating to the orientation of savings towards the financing of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-1

The rules set out in articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 cease to apply to the subsidiaries referred to in II of article R. 356-24 in the following cases: a) The condition referred to in a of II of artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-70

…he Insurance Code are life insurance operations which come under classes of activity 20, 22, 23 and 26 of article R. 321-1 of this code and which include a surrender value or reduction and a guarantee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Intermediary parent companies

Article R517-9

…national provisions of the Member States of the European Union transposing Directive 2013/36/ EU of 26 June 2013 or Directive 2014/65/ EU of 15 May 2014. For the purposes of this Article, the term "in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-27

For the devices mentioned in Article R. 5212-26, with the exception of those used during exposure to ionising radiation, subject to internal or external quality control, the Director General of the Ag…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…eferences in articles L. 413-1, L. 413-4 and L. 413-5, L. 414-2, L. 414-3, L. 423-6, L. 423-13, L. 426-2, in 3° of Article L. 434-7 or in references to the obligation to leave French territory; 3° In…

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