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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-48

The services which public health institutions may provide on a subsidiary basis, as provided for in article L. 6145-7, are developed within the limits of the material and human resources essential to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-4

…l the shares in a limited liability company being combined in one hand, the provisions of article 1844-5 of the Civil Code relating to judicial dissolution shall not apply.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Statement of liabilities

Article L723-4

Even in the absence of a request from the debtor, the commission may, in the event of difficulties, refer the matter to the protection litigation judge for the purpose of verifying the validity of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-48

The supervisory college shall transmit to the resolution college and, where appropriate, to the resolution authorities concerned, the group financial support agreements which it has authorised as well…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-29

The Minister responsible for sport may refuse to grant or renew the delegation on any of the following grounds: 1° Failure to respect the general interest in the promotion and development of physical…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article A712-29

…service. Within each of these services, the principle of asymmetrical fungibility of appropriations may be applied, where appropriate. However, any transfer of appropriations in favour of staff expend…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conservatory measures.

Article R622-4

…more generally, which are likely to be claimed by third parties. It shall list the assets that it may request to be repossessed under the conditions set out in article L. 624-19. This list is append…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-4

I.-When one or more of the units of account referred to in Article L. 131-1 are made up of units or shares in a collective investment undertaking whose redemption or issue of units or shares has been…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-29

The convicted person may appeal against the decision authorising the execution of the confiscation in France. The person who holds the property that is the subject of the confiscation order or any oth…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-47

For the period between 9 June 2021 and 29 June 2021, the rates are set at :- 520.90% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 218.77% when the amount o…

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