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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-94

When the period provided for in article R. 822-91, the rightful claimants of the deceased member have not exercised the option to transfer the shares of their author and if no prior consent to the pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-93

Any application by one or more heirs of a deceased partner for the preferential allocation to them of the shares of their author shall be notified to the company and to each of the partners in one of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-91

The period provided for by the second paragraph of Article 24 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 for the transfer of the shares of a deceased partner is set at one year from the death of the partne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-92

If, during the period provided for in the preceding article, the successors decide to transfer their shareholder's shares to a third party who is not a member of the company, this shall be done in acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Accountant's accounts (R)

Article D3342-9

The president of the general council shall provide the accounting officer of the department, duly summarised on an issue slip, with a copy in form of all leases, contracts, judgments, wills, declarati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-9

The Board may only deliberate if more than half of its members in office are present. If the quorum is not reached, a new convocation is sent out with a minimum of three days' notice. The deliberation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7124-9

The Chairman of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council and the members of the Bureau are elected under the conditions laid down in its rules of procedure for the duration…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7226-9

The Chairman of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council and the members of the Bureau shall be elected under the conditions laid down in the Council's Rules of Procedure fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Doors and gates

Article R4224-9

Swing doors and gates are transparent or have transparent panels.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-9

The following second-hand personal protective equipment may be made available or hired for non-professional sporting or leisure activities, subject to compliance with the provisions of article R. 4313…

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