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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-23

…ance emanating from the company referred to in II of Article L. 232-6-1 or on the latter's website; 3° The website of the company mentioned in III of Article L. 233-28-2, of one of the companies it co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1232-8

…iberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out or has them carried out; 3° He is the authorising officer for the institution's revenue and expenditure. He may designate sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-46-1

…uneration does not depend, directly or indirectly, on the value of one or more financial contracts; 3° Bonds traded on a market referred to in articles L. 421-1, L. 422-1 and L. 423-1 which are issued…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-155

…t in accordance with Chapter III of Title V of Book II of the French Construction and Housing Code; 3° Bare land located in an urban area or an area to be developed as defined by a town planning docum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-2

…erned as direct marketers or managers of legal entities mandated pursuant to I of article L. 341-4 ;3° They must not have been banned temporarily or permanently from exercising an activity or service,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prescription of physical activity

Article D1172-1-1

…sity, high blood pressure, malnutrition, sedentary lifestyle, dyslipidemia and addictive behaviour; 3° The following situations of loss of autonomy due to disability or ageing: a) The person is in rec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5-1

…ticle R. 464-5-4; > 2° It discloses its participation in a practice prohibited by Article L. 420-1; 3° He is the first to provide information which: either a) at the time the request is received by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the adult critical care modality

Article D6124-28

…tensive care unit or the specialised intensive care unit referred to in 1° of Article R. 6123-34-1; 3° At least six beds for the derogatory multi-purpose intensive care unit in section 2 of article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-204

…k in the accommodation establishment; 2° The procedures for drawing up and adapting care protocols; 3° The organisation of staff access to certain elements of the patient's file; 4° The organisation o…

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In force

Article Annexe 1-3

…schränkter Haftung;2° For Austria:die Aktiengesellschaft;die Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung;3° For Belgium:de naamloze vennootschap;de commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen;de personenvennoot…

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