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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-42

…ithin whose jurisdiction the company has its registered office may, at the request of the principal and for a period not exceeding three years, deprive the agent of the right to participate in that ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-32

For the purposes of the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-52, the price shall be at least equal to the weighted average of the prices on the last three trading days prior to the start of the public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-9

…ency after obtaining the opinion of the specialised commission of the regional conference on health and autonomy responsible for the health sector.Authorisation for activities or facilities covered by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-97

…tax is established by the municipal administration. The procedures for claims, contentious appeals and collection are carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 1617-5 of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-9

…the prefecture of the département in which the headquarters of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry is located.The département prefect shall send a copy of the applications to that chambe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-5

…he case will check that the voters concerned meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 2122-10-2 and L. 2122-10-4.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-15

In the event of non-compliance with any of the obligations laid down in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, the rector of the academic region may proceed :1° Suspend the authorisation of the traini…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-9

…r the sustainable development of the territory by setting objectives for the preservation of the island's environment and its economic, social, cultural and tourist development, which guarantees terri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-9

…ransaction, to ratification by the special shareholders' meetings referred to in articles L. 225-99 and L. 228-15.The draft terms of merger are submitted to the special meetings of holders of investme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Personal activity account for self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed, their collaborating spouses and artists and authors

Article D5151-10-1

…s opened for any person subject to the contribution provided for in articles L. 6331-48, L. 6331-53 and L. 6331-65 and article L. 718-2-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. It is made up o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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