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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-52

…e event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to Titles III and IV of Book VI, the persons referred to in these provisions may be made liable for the company's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-56

…nces on behalf of the company. He exercises these powers within the limits of the corporate purpose and subject to those powers expressly granted by law to shareholders' meetings and the Board of Dire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-51

The Chairman of the Board of Directors organises and directs the work of the Board, on which he reports to the General Meeting. He ensures that the company's bodies function properly and, in particula…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

…ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under investigation is facing a criminal prison sentence of at least…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R121-5

…y to civil enforcement proceedings before the execution judge, with the exception of articles 481-1 and 484 to 492.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4222-5

…Order of Pharmacists) will rule on appeals against decisions by the regional councils of section A and the central councils of sections B, C, D, E, G and H concerning registration within three months…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Nursery assistants

Article L4392-5

…s issued, the childcare assistant must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating to the systems of weights and measures used in France. The language proficiency t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-5

…e code. They incur the penalties provided for the offence of usurpation of title in articles 433-17 and 433-25 of the said code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Healthcare assistants

Article L4391-5

…ces is issued, the care assistant must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating to the systems of weights and measures used in France. The language proficiency t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-5

…ate of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and who are established and legally practising ambulance activities in a Member State or a State par…

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