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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Supervisory body

Article L323-14

…apply if the General Meeting has made use of the power to delegate granted to it by article L. 323-7. This body may only be a committee composed of directors of the Board of Directors who do not take…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-3

…e event regulations, as they result from the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-7 ; 2° Where applicable, the opinion of the delegating federation concerned under the conditions set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-10

In order to cover the management of loans and exposures referred to in articles L. 513-3 to L. 513-7, obligations foncières or other resources benefiting from the preferential right defined in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-157

…t names of the other persons with the power to bind the company to third parties on a regular basis;7° In the case of an economic interest grouping, the surnames, usual names, pseudonyms and first nam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-12

…his sale is carried out by the issuer of the securities or by the intermediaries mentioned in 2° to 7° of Article L. 542-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code on the regulated market to which the secur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII BIS: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article R681-1

…balance sheet commitments and the summary inventory of the debtor's assets required by 2° and 5° to 7° of article R. 621-1 and 3° and 5° to 7° of article R. 631-1 are presented with a distinction betw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article R742-1

…hibition provided for in Article L. 653-8 ;6° Subject to the exemptions provided for in articles R. 742-2, R. 742-3, R. 742-4 and R. 742-6 of the diploma validating the first year of a master's degree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-43

…timetable; 5° Where applicable, the financial compensation arrangements; 6° The selection criteria; 7° The monitoring arrangements for the exercise of the permanent care assignment. 6114-1 and, where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

…in the table below. In the absence of stipulations in the agreement provided for in article L. 2314-7, the monthly time required for the performance of their duties by the representatives mentioned in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-6

…s on remuneration mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 222-5 are punishable by a fine of €7,500. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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