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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article D6141-39

The tasks defined in articles D. 6141-37 and D. 6141-38 are carried out around the clock.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article D6141-38

In accordance with article L. 6141-4, the centres participate in the emergency medical aid system provided for in article L. 6311-1; they may be called upon and intervene, at the request of the compet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-4

…t a trader in commodities and emission allowances as defined in point 150 of paragraph 1 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, or a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-4

…least 25% of the votes, shares or voting rights and the managers meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of article L. 123-11-3. Where a person operates one or more secondary establishments, it m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-46-1

An employee who returns to his or her original job after the adoption leave referred to in this section is entitled to the professional interview referred to in I of Article L. 6315-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-40

…Is employed by that company or by a person who controls it within the meaning of Article L. 233-3; 4° Is controlled by or performs one of the functions mentioned in 2° or 3° in a person or entity con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-41

Any person who actively solicits mandates, by directly or indirectly proposing to one or more shareholders, in any form and by any means whatsoever, to receive a proxy to represent them at the meeting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-46

…o the contrary is included in the Articles of Association adopted after the promulgation of the loi n° 2014-384 du 29 mars 2014 visant à reconquérir l'économie réelle, for all fully paid-up shares for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-47

The effects of the limitation on the number of votes available to each shareholder at general meetings, referred to in Article L. 225-125, provided for in the articles of association of a company that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-43

The owners of securities referred to in the seventh paragraph of article L. 228-1 may be represented by a registered intermediary under the conditions laid down in the said article.

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