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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…early or extended by the Extraordinary General Meeting. TREATMENT II: SHARE CAPITAL, SHARESArticle 6 The share capital is set at... euros. It is divided into shares of... euros (2). The value of cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L644-4

At the end of the procedure for verification and admission of claims as provided for in Article L. 644-3 and the realisation of assets, the liquidator shall include his proposals for distribution on t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-8

The insurance mentioned in article L. 3253-6 covers :1° Sums owed to employees on the date of the judgment opening any receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, as well as contributions owed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 206

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 ter, 239 bis AA, 239 bis AB and 1655 ter, sociétés anonymes, sociétés en commandite par actions, sociétés à responsabilité limitée that have not opted for th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1230-1

The protected person is notified of the judgment ruling on an application to open a protective measure or ordering family habilitation of an adult; notice of this is given to the public prosecutor.How…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-18

Unless otherwise provided, the judge's decisions are subject to appeal. An appeal shall be lodged, heard and decided in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 1239 to 1247.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 6: Guardianship.

Article 1254-1

For the application of the article 511 of the Civil Code, where the protected person's resources allow and the director of the registry considers it useful, the latter may request, at the protected pe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2661-2

…DTo Book IIn Title VIID. 2171-4 D. 2171-5 Resulting from decree no. 2019-259 of 29 March 201D. 2171-6 to D. 2171-1 In Title IXD. 2192-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019D. 2192-35 D. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…th the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations provided fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-1

…egard to the rules laid down in the third paragraph of Article L. 721-4 and in 4° of Article L. 721-6, the representativeness of operators within the defence and management body; 5° Proof of payment o…

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