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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-16

…iculture, Commerce, Industry, Trades and Crafts of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon provides the Prefect by 31 March at the latest with the list of natural persons and company directors of legal entities regi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-4

…e published in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the regional prefecture no later than 15 and 31 December respectively of the year preceding the renewal. The new designations take effect from th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions (R).

Article R4432-10

…e published in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the regional prefecture no later than 15 and 31 December respectively of the year of renewal. The new designations take effect from the following…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-5

…responsibility, draw up and implement the shortage management plans referred to in article L. 5121-31 in accordance with the guidelines defined by decision of the Director General of the Agence natio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Subcontracting of preparations to a pharmaceutical manufacturing establishment

Article R5125-33-3

…ons and the active substances they contain, is drawn up by the pharmacist holding the dispensary by 31 March of the following year at the latest. At the request of the Director General of the Regional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

Before 31 October of the year preceding the financial year to which it relates, the director of the managing public health establishment sends the president of the regional council a request for a sub…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-28

…ements required by the various leaves of absence, under the conditions laid down in article R. 6152-31.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Fb: Purchase of a company by its employees or by members of the seller's family

Article 732 bis

Acquisitions of corporate rights made by a company created with a view to acquiring another company under the conditions provided for in Article

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains realised by companies

Article 248 E

…art of the transactions mentioned in Article 19 of the Amending Finance Law for 1981, n° 81-1179 du 31 décembre 1981, and to Article 14 of the amended finance law for 1982, n° 82-1152 of 30 December 1…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-34

…R. 221-31 and at least eight days before the date set for the sale.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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