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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-1

…meeting; Article 8, relating to notification of a shareholder's participation in a general meeting 5° Article 7, concerning the format for confirming that shareholders' votes have been received, reco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-18

…ility, and the average amount of this cost;4° Of the number and failure rate of practice structures;5° Of the average values of turnover, profit, tangible fixed assets and working capital requirements…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

…rvice the purpose of which is to disseminate advertising prohibited in application of this article; 5° Any seller of advertising space, in the capacity of medium or advertising sales house, carrying o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L754-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-5

…° The amount of share capital to be subscribed; 4° The intended address of the registered office; > 5° The object of the company, briefly stated; > The date and place of incorporation 6° The date and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-95

The provisions of article R. 5132-79, with the exception of those set out in 5° and 6° of the said article, apply to containers or packaging containing psychotropic substances or their preparations. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5438-2

Using the certificate of conformity referred to in article L. 5138-4 when its validity has been terminated in application of article R. 5138-5 is punishable by a 5th class fine.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-5

One or more public health establishments may be specifically designed to receive prisoners or persons subject to secure detention. The provisions of Titles I, III and of this Title shall be adapted by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical transport sub-committee.

Article R6313-5

…cer in charge of operations, appointed by the departmental director of the fire and rescue service; 5° The four representatives of the professional medical transport organisations designated in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…e amount of the overall operating grant to be entered in the primary budget; 4° (paragraph deleted) 5° The change in the retail price index between 1 January and 31 December of the previous financial…

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