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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-167

…rs of the Management Board for the loss they have personally suffered as a result of the same facts may give one or more of them a mandate to act on their behalf before the civil courts, subject to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Setting the amount of compulsory fire and rescue expenditure before the agreements come into force (R).

Article R1425-16

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 1424-36, the Commission shall have access to all the documents used for the financial assessment provided for in Chapter 1 of Decree n° 96-100…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the entry into national territory of the elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they are not authorised in the Member State of origin

Article R1245-16

…ecision within three months of the date on which the application is deemed to be complete. II. - He may request any additional information he considers necessary, by any means capable of providing a d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-169

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for offences falling within the scope of Article 706-167, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-169

If they represent at least one-twentieth of the share capital, shareholders may, in a common interest, instruct, at their own expense, one or more of them to represent them, in order to support, both…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional commission for liberal professions

Article R6154-16

…ith a private health establishment, appointed on the recommendation of the Regional Medical Council;3° Two directors of public health establishments, including one representative of a university hospi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-16

…recognised by French legislation, is kept on French territory. The deposit accounts referred to in 13° of article R. 332-2 must be opened with a credit institution approved in a Member State. They mus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 H

…onseil d'Etat appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat. The chairman of the commission may be replaced by an administrative magistrate appointed under the same conditions. It also include…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-16

…all submit the supporting documents relating to their first approval. Applications for registration may also be submitted electronically, by means of a secure computerised service accessible via the I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-163

…ning and Vocational Guidance is consulted on the regional guidance plan referred to in article R. 5134-162 and, where applicable, on the results of future employment for the previous year. II - The dr…

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