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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-6-3

Shares whose holders, despite compliance with the formalities for convening general meetings, are unknown to the account keeper or have not been reached by the convening notices, for ten completed yea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article D47-6-17

Applications by the person concerned by the judicial measure for the prevention of recidivism in terrorism or for reintegration to have the measure lifted or modified shall be the subject of a written…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-6

I. - Except when the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé makes use of the derogation mentioned in V of article L. 5121-12-1, the compassionate prescription framework is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The adversarial process during the preliminary investigation

Article D15-6-3

I.-Requests to acquaint oneself with the case file made, pursuant to II of Article 77-2, by a suspected person may be addressed to the Public Prosecutor through their lawyer. In this case, the request…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R3512-1-6

I. - The authority responsible for the public website shall take the necessary technical measures to ensure the integrity of the site on which it makes public the reports referred to in article L. 351…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-6-3

A commune may be authorised by the State representative in the department, after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission for intercommunal cooperation meeting in the formation provided fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Appointment, challenge and dismissal of statutory auditors.

Article R823-6-1

A public interest entity that applies to the bureau of the High Council for authorisation to extend the term of office of its statutory auditor, pursuant to III of article L. 823-3-1, shall send him a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-6-1

Collective agreements and conventions subject to approval in accordance with the first paragraph of 6° of Article L. 711-16 are transmitted to the supervisory minister of the chambers of commerce and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-6

Within three months of receiving the opinion of the College of Experts, the persons considered to be liable by the College of Experts or the insurers covering the civil or administrative liability of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-6-2

I. - As part of their duties relating to the products mentioned in article L. 5311-1 and after giving prior notice of their visit to the Minister for Defence, the inspectors from the Agence nationale…

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