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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-14

…presentative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6471-10 and LO 6471-13.Failing this, the State representative shall, in accordance with the procedure set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-14

The limited company called "Laboratoire Français du fractionnement et des biotechnologies" carries out research, production and marketing activities for medicinal products for human use, in particular…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-14

Any person shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000 if he or she: 1. Preventing a shareholder from attending a meeting ; 2. Participating in a vote at a meeting by falsely repre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation by merger.

Article R229-14

…n of the société européenne for one of the reasons mentioned in the sixth paragraph of article L. 229-3 may be requested in court by any interested party.The court decision ordering the dissolution of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-145

I.-The health professionals and psychologists referred to in article 44 of law no. 85-772 of 25 July 1985 containing various provisions of a social nature, who come under the provisions of article L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-14

…isions referred to in Article L. 351-2, on the basis of consolidated data, are set out in Article 339 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. At group level, the calcula…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-146

…pointed for this purpose in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 225-228 and L. 22-10-66. This certificate replaces the depositary's certificate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-14

…have received more than 3% of the votes cast in the elections provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9 collect the sums due to the territorial organisations and trade union organisations that are repre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144-2

Where release is ordered on the basis of the provisions of articles 143-1,144,144-1,145-2,145-3 or 706-24-3, but that it is likely to place the victim at risk, the court shall place the person under i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-14

…out prior advertising or competitive tendering to meet a need with an estimated value of less than €100,000 excluding tax or for lots with an estimated value of less than €80,000 excluding tax that me…

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