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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of this Part Four, in the version resulting from Decree No 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the conditions set…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article R345-1-1

Two or more undertakings referred to in Articles L. 310-1 or L. 310-1-1, insurance group companies referred to in Article L. 322-1-2, mutual insurers or unions governed by Book II of the Mutual Code o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the list of substances with proven, presumed or suspected endocrine disrupting properties and the categories of products presenting a particular risk of exposure

Article R5232-19

For the purposes of this section, foodstuffs as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and substances, mixtures and articles as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006, with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-1

In addition to the requirements set out in Article R. 354-3, the report on the internal assessment of the risks and solvency of a supplementary occupational pension fund referred to in I of Article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1649

A decree in the Council of State sets the date and conditions under which the provisions relating to property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on sec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-1

The authorisation application comprises two parts. The first part gives details identifying the applicant, the products whose wholesale is envisaged, the surface areas envisaged by the project as well…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-19

The notice sent to a company, pursuant to Article R. 233-17, is brought to the attention of shareholders by the report of the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Chairmen, as the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 170-1

Where the outcome of an application for annulment appears to be manifestly necessary, the President of the Examining Magistrates' Chamber shall rule on this application, in accordance with the provisi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Collective decisions.

Article 1854-1

In the case of a merger of non-trading companies, if the Articles of Association provide for consultation of the shareholders of the acquiring company, such consultation is not required if, from the f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The Trade and Companies Register

Article R123-171-1

The notice provided for in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE) of 8 October 2001, in the event of the registration and deletion of a European…

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