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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-29

…1 in respect of actions brought pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 653-7 is set at 300 euros per action brought resulting in the imposition of a sanction provided for in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the regional cooperation fund for Martinique

Article R7253-2

The committee set up by the second paragraph of article L. 7253-7 is called the "Regional Cooperation Fund Management Committee". It is chaired by the State representative in Martinique and also compr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-43

…irectly, for any act whatsoever, except in the cases provided for in articles L. 1453-6 and L. 1453-7 ; 3° Any fraud, abuse of quotation, inaccurate indication of fees received or procedures performed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-21

…services or schools mentioned in 1° to 6° of article L. 6241-5 and the establishments mentioned in 7° to 10° and 12° of the same article, which are entitled to receive the payments mentioned in 1° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6224-1

…t to the Minister for Defence and, for laboratories on the list provided for in II of Article L. 6147-7, to the relevant regional health agency; 2° The preliminary visit provided for in III of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…351-3 entails the obligation for the employer to pay to the institution mentioned in article L.311-7 a contribution, the amount of which is set by decree within the limit of twelve months' gross sala…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-1

The legal administrator may not, without the prior authorisation of the guardianship judge:1° Sell by mutual agreement a property or a business belonging to the minor;2° Bring into partnership a prope…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-8

The following may hold accounts with the Banque de France: 1. The organisations defined in article L. 511-1; 2. The French Treasury, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-20

…ons registered in the Trade and Companies Register under the conditions set out in this sub-section may form a group to issue bonds. The grouping is carried out within the framework of an economic int…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-3

…ts of human or animal origin are involved, which do not fall within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 as defined in Article 1 thereof,…

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