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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-136-1

…rd of Directors or the Management Board in the event of delegation in accordance with article L. 22-10-53. In this case, these documents are brought to the attention of shareholders at the next Genera…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

…ormed under the conditions provided for in article L. 1111-6-1 of the Public Health Code and decree no. 99-426 of 27 May 1999 authorising certain categories of persons to perform endo-tracheal suction…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…ame code with the exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

…e; - reference to the decision giving rise to the entitlement, with article and paragraph of decree no. 90-437 of 28 May 1990 as amended or decree no. 2001-654 of 19 July 2001 which is being applied;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-3-1

The annual agreement on objectives and resources signed with the State, provided for in article L. 5134-19-4, includes a section on the co-financing by the département of the financial assistance prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-7

If the person against whom a warrant of committal with deferred effect has been issued fails, without legitimate reason, to appear before the public prosecutor or at the prison on the date set for his…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-20

For projects requiring planning permission, the commercial operating authorisation lapses within three years of the date on which the planning permission became final: 1° For sales areas that have not…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 700

…had this aid. In this case, the procedure is as set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 37 of law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991.In all cases, the judge takes into account the fairness or the economic s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Amendment of the Articles of Association and dissolution

Article R6141-66

…association or, at the latest, on the date on which the unused portion of the endowment falls below 10% of the initial endowment or, for foundations with an endowment of more than ten million euros, o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-3

…rnal use in the health establishment or of the person responsible as referred to in Article L. 5126-10 ; 2° The initials of the surname and first name of the patient for whom the prescription is inten…

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