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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5-2

The implementation of the provisions of Article R. 1132-5-1 is subject to the establishment of an organisational protocol between the qualified medical practitioner in genetics and the genetic counsel…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-5

The provision for liquidity risk is established when the investments referred to in Article R. 343-10, with the exception of depreciable securities which the insurance undertaking has the capacity and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-55

The Chief Executive Officer may be dismissed at any time by the Board of Directors. The same applies, on the proposal of the Chief Executive Officer, to the Deputy Chief Executive Officers. If the dis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-54

…a Deputy Chief Executive Officer reaches the age limit, he shall be deemed to have resigned automatically.A Chief Executive Officer or a Deputy Chief Executive Officer placed under guardianship shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-53

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-56

…or could not have been unaware of it given the circumstances, it being excluded that the mere publication of the Articles of Association is sufficient to constitute such proof. Provisions of the Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-51

The Chairman of the Board of Directors organises and directs the work of the Board, on which he reports to the General Meeting. He ensures that the company's bodies function properly and, in particula…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-5

…rty is, however, admissible to challenge them by third-party opposition on condition that they implicate the public prosecutor.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-5

The governing body referred to in article R. 132-4 meets at least three times a year. The articles of association of the professional league shall specify the rules governing the convening and deliber…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L3133-5

The terms and conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular the essential elements that electronic invoices must contain, shall be defined by regulation.

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