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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-23

…y controlled company or company that controls it within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, the provisions of said contract corresponding, where applicable, to items of remuneration, compe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-4

…y controlled company or company that controls it within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, the provisions of said contract corresponding, where applicable, to items of remuneration, compe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15

The receipt for an application to renew a residence permit authorising the holder to carry out a professional activity authorises the holder to carry out a professional activity.The receipt for an app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: High Council for Social Dialogue.

Article R*2122-1

The High Council for Social Dialogue referred to in Article L. 2122-11 of the Labour Code comprises : 1° Five representatives of national and cross-industry employee trade union organisations and, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-215-1

I. - Dental surgeons are free to communicate to the public, by any means, including on an Internet site, information likely to contribute to the patient's free choice of practitioner, relating in part…

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

Article R356-10

…rance undertakings is carried out in accordance with the first method referred to in Article R. 356-19, based on consolidated data.However, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in its…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-211

…ay decide to subject the applicant, in whole or in part, under the conditions set out in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 212-93, is to verify the applicant's ability to supervise participa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-151

…of the members and the method and time of payment. The distribution provided for in article R. 322-150 can only be decided on the basis of the life certificates of the surviving members or the death…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Sickness and maternity insurance for non-agricultural self-employed workers

Article 1069

I. - Documents relating to the application of loi n° 66-509 du 12 juillet 1966 relative à l'assurance maladie et à l'assurance maternité des travailleurs non salariés des professions non agricoles, ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-156-1

I.-The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-115 are those referred to in 1 of the I of article D. 211-1 A. II.-A société civile de placement immobilier may enter…

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