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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-9

The disciplinary penalties that the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance may impose are as follows: 1° A warning ; 2° a reprimand 3° A temporary ban, with or without a suspended sentence, or a perma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-2

The tariffs mentioned in Article L. 444-1 take into account the relevant costs of the service provided and reasonable remuneration, defined on the basis of objective criteria.As an exception to the fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-3

…d, where their approval is required, the special meetings referred to in articles L. 225-99 and L. 228-35-6 or the general meetings of the masses referred to in article L. 228-103 are convened under c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-1

The court shall rule on the opening of proceedings, after having heard or duly called in chambers the debtor and the person or persons designated by the social and economic committee.In addition, wher…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-9

I.-A judgement opening or pronouncing a judicial liquidation automatically divests the debtor, from the date of the judgement, of the administration and disposal of his assets comprising the assets in…

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

Article R712-24

The owner of the trademark shall be informed by the National Institute of Industrial Property of the expiry of the registration, no later than six months before such expiry. Failure to provide such in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Provisions common to turnover tax and industrial and commercial profits

Article 302 septies A ter A

1. Sole traders and companies referred to in Article 239 quater A subject to the regime defined in article 302 septies A bis may keep super-simplified accounts. These accounts only record details of r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Cooperation with the Commission de Régulation de l'Energie and the bodies responsible for physical agricultural markets

Article L621-21

I. - The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Commission de régulation de l'énergie shall cooperate with each other. They shall provide each other with any information that may be useful for the pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficiaries.

Article L3332-2

Former employees who have left the company on retirement or early retirement may continue to contribute to the company savings plan. In companies employing at least one employee and less than two hund…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions.

Article L4443-4

The Disciplinary Board may only rule when all its members and its Chairman are present. If the quorum is not reached, the Chairman shall (1) reconvene the members of the Disciplinary Board, which shal…

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