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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-23

Litigation and enforcement proceedings other than those referred to in Article L. 622-21 are pursued during the observation period against the debtor, after the judicial representative and the adminis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R261-2

For the application of Article R. 15-33-68, 1° and 4° of this article are worded as follows: "1° Electronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the lo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-24

The list of organisations referred to in Article L. 7343-21 recognised as representative of the sectors referred to in Article L. 7343-1 is drawn up, on behalf of the State, by the Director General of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Substitution of the user undertaking in the event of default by the temporary employment undertaking

Article R1251-25

The substitution of the user undertaking for the temporary employment undertaking, as provided for in article L. 1251-52, applies notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary and notwithstanding the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-15

…ndertakings, in which these companies are included, are drawn up in accordance with articles L. 233-16 to L. 233-28 . 233-28 or, for undertakings governed by the national law of another State, with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-24

A member who is subject to a disciplinary sanction of permanent disqualification from practising pharmacy loses all his membership rights, the value of his shares being reimbursed to him on the basis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-3

…r. III. - Articles L. 4123-1, L. 4123-2, L. 4123-7, L. 4123-8, L. 4123-10 to L. 4123-12 and L. 4123-16 are applicable to nurses under conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-25

…ovided for in Articles R. 512-28 and R. 512-29, any sampling carried out pursuant to Article L. 511-16 includes at least three samples. A report is drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The Caisse Centrale de Réassurance.

Article A431-1

…holdings in the capital of the sociétés immobilières de promotion defined in Title I of the law of 16 July 1971, when the amount of these acquisitions or extensions of holdings in the capital does no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-11-4

The annual lump-sum grant referred to inarticle L. 174-16 of the Social Security Code is set, in compliance with the credit amounts defined inarticle R. 1435-25 of the Public Health Code, taking into…

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