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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-47

…g its members a Chairman who shall be a natural person, failing which the appointment shall be null and void. It shall determine his remuneration.The Chairman shall be appointed for a term which may n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-45

The General Meeting may allocate to the directors, as remuneration for their activity, a fixed annual sum that this meeting determines without being bound by provisions of the Articles of Association…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-4

…ague is administered by a governing body comprising : 1° Representatives of the sports associations and companies, elected by the general meeting; 2° One or more representatives of the federation, app…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R134-4

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 105 and 106 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 may be exercised by contacting the President of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-4

The municipal councils referred to in article L. 2123-22 may vote to increase the duration of the time credits provided for in article L. 2123-2.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-4

I.-Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may apply an equalising adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate curve to calculate the best estimate of a portfolio of life insurance or reinsuranc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-4

…by the supervisory ministers. In particular, it has the following powers: 1° It approves the budget and its amendments, the financial account for the financial year ended and the allocation of the res…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of certain contracts

Article R242-4

…er articles R. 242-1 to R. 242-3 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Statement of liabilities

Article R723-4

…receipt.Within thirty days, the surety may make known his observations in writing to the commission and justify the amount of the sums, if any, already paid in execution of his surety undertaking and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-4

Decrees in the Council of State set out the terms and conditions for applying articles L. 3123-2 and L. 3123-3.

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