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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L930-1

…L. 145-38and L. 145-39; 2° Book II, with the exception of articles L. 225-245-1, L. 229-1 to L. 229-15, L. 238-6, L. 244-5 and L. 252-1 à L. 252-13; 3° Book III, with the exception of articles L. 310-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order

Article D4232-1

…to practising pharmacists. For each of them, only the data listed in 1° to 4° of article D. 4221-26 may appear. The table may be consulted on the premises of the State departments responsible for heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Drawing up lists of candidates

Article R4031-31

…and by the proxy appointed by the trade union organisation to represent it. Candidates' signatures may be obtained by electronic means. The list shall mention, where appropriate, the college for whic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

…ties acquired in 2009 and 2010, 18% for properties acquired in 2011 and 11% for those acquired from 2012.However, for homes purchased in 2012, the tax reduction rate remains set at 18% for purchases f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-2

…R. 512-14 ; 4° Where applicable, the financial guarantee certificate provided for in article R. 512-15;5° Payment of registration fees;6° For the intermediaries mentioned in I of article L. 513-3, a d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

…f the research ; 2° Where applicable, the information mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 5121-15 for research involving an investigational medicinal product; 3° Where applicable, the investigato…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Division of the application

Article R612-35

…anding the provisions of the articles R. 612-10 and R. 612-11, the period within which the inventor may be designated for each divisional application may not be less than two months from the invitatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-1

…amount due for each territory designated as a beneficiary; 4° The duration of the agreement, which may not exceed forty months, except in special circumstances; 5° The procedures for steering, monito…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-78

In companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the corporate governance report referred to in Article L. 226-10-1 includes the information, where applicable adapted for s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Chairman of the Board of Directors

Article R6123-12

I.-The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for three years, in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 6123-7.II - The Chairman of the Board of Directors :1° Chairs the discus…

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