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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-14

The Agency Committee, chaired by the Director, is made up of representatives of staff categories other than those represented on the Medical Committee. They are appointed by the representative trade u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-145

At each General Meeting, an attendance sheet shall contain the following information: 1° the surname, usual forenames and permanent address of each shareholder present and the number of shares held 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-14

The Etablissement français du sang and its subsidiaries in which the establishment, alone or with the State or other public establishments, holds more than half of the capital or half of the votes in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision and control.

Article R2324-14

As part of the monitoring and supervision provided for in article L. 2324-2, the doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service ensures that the organisation, operation and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-14

The declaration of candidacy of a professional employers' organisation wishing to have its representativeness established at the level of the professional sector pursuant to article L. 2152-1 must be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-14

The investigations provided for in Article L. 823-13 may be made both to the person or entity whose accounts the statutory auditors are responsible for certifying and to the persons or entities that c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-144

Shares subscribed for in cash must be paid up, at the time of subscription, to the extent of at least one quarter of their nominal value and, where applicable, the full amount of the issue premium. Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-14

A dividend increase of up to 10% may be granted by the Articles of Association to any shareholder who can prove that, at the end of the financial year, the shares have been registered in his name for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-14

The President and the three Vice-Presidents of the National Council shall be elected by the members sitting in an elective capacity, from among the members elected in accordance with the articles R. 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-14

At their request, the director shall deliver to the persons whose shares representing their corporate rights are transferred to the special account provided for in Article L. 631-10 a certificate allo…

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