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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-7

…rtmental Council appoints members of the Departmental Council to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions laid down by the provisions governing these bodies. The determination of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-79

…t a meeting must be signed by the shareholder, where applicable by an electronic signature process, and must state the shareholder's surname, first name and usual place of residence. It may designate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-74

…r the conditions mentioned in Article R. 225-63, to the address indicated by the shareholder. Items and draft resolutions are included on the agenda. Draft resolutions are put to the vote of the meeti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-70

…the required quorum, a second meeting is convened in the manner provided for in articles R. 225-67 and R. 22-10-20 and the notice of meeting states the date of the first meeting. The same applies to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-72

Any shareholder of a company whose shares are all in registered form and who wishes to make use of the option to request the inclusion of items or draft resolutions on the agenda of a meeting may ask…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-75

…tronic means if necessary, under the conditions defined in Article R. 225-61. This request must be handed in or received at the registered office no later than six days before the date of the meeting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-7

When the settlement is approved, the administrative authority informs the social and economic committee.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-7

…al committee for psychiatric care, to the departmental prefect or, in Paris, to the police prefect, and to the competent public prosecutor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7-2

When the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, the High Authority for Health, the Minister for Health or the European Medicines Agency refers a non-interventional research p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article L231-7

…sports federation to which they belong. This booklet only contains information of a sporting nature and medical information relating to sporting activities. Only doctors approved in application of art…

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