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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R743-139-29

…s, former commercial court clerks or former commercial court clerk partners. Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrusted to a partner who has been subject to a disciplinary penalt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-16

…564-17 and in the last paragraph of article D. 2564-18. No request for payment from the beneficiary may be made after this period has expired. However, the Prefect may exceptionally, by reasoned decis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-10

The Director General of the Agency may automatically vary, suspend or cancel a registration in the same cases and according to the same procedures as those laid down for a marketing authorisation in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-9

…notice to take the necessary corrective measures within a period of one month. The contract holder may submit written or oral observations within this period.In the light of the responses provided by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-363

…hall be placed on long-term leave by decision of the director of the establishment. Long-term leave may not be granted for less than three months or more than six months. It may be renewed up to a tot…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-3

…ure on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict between the said represen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-9

…hts on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict between the said represen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 397

…anship judge rules on those that concern the other members of the family council. A tutelary office may only be withdrawn, by the person who entrusted it, after the holder has been heard or called. Th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 396

Any tutelary office may be withdrawn because of the unfitness, negligence, misconduct or fraud of the person to whom it has been entrusted. The same applies where a dispute or conflict of interests pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-5

If the victim is confronted with a person in police custody, they may also ask to be assisted by a lawyer chosen by them or by their legal representative if they are a minor or, at their request, appo…

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