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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Offences relating to management and administration

Article L242-6

…c limited company to make, in bad faith, of the powers they possess or the votes they have, in that capacity, a use they know to be contrary to the interests of the company, for personal ends or to fa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

Article R771-6

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° The branch manager of the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer is a member of the commission in place of the representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-6

…ncy's general policy and deliberates on : 1° The public health programme provided for in article L. 6431-4 ; 2° The medical project ; 3° The master plan as well as construction, major repair and demol…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

The certificate, or the decision relating to the application for recognition or declaration of enforceability, shall be delivered to the applicant against a certificate or receipt, or shall be notifie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-6

…ch pharmacy training and research unit in the region, appointed for six years by the rector of the academic region, after consulting the director of each of these units;2° A pharmacist public health i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-63

Companies intending to use electronic communication instead of postal dispatch to comply with the formalities provided for in Articles R. 225-61-1, R. 225-61-2, R. 225-61-3, R. 225-67, R. 225-68, R. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Companies authorised to grant certain guarantees

Article R518-65

I. - The application for authorisation referred to in article L. 313-21-1 is submitted to the secretariat of the Committee. A receipt will be issued as soon as all the documents required to examine th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-14

When the Committee considers that the evidence gathered indicates the Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, and unanimously agrees that it is probable that the athlete has Used a Prohibi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article D2573-6

…le II, Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Participation of users in the operation of the healthcare system

Article L1114-6

…gréées d'usagers du système de santé (National Union of Approved Associations of Users of the Healthcare System) may be set up, made up of associations of users of the healthcare system approved at na…

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