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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1077-2

…matters relating to imputation, calculation of the reserve and reduction. The action for reduction may only be brought after the death of the disposant who made the sharing. In the case of a shared g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-10

…ory auditor. The homologation judgment is filed with the court registry, where any interested party may examine it, and is publicised. It may be appealed by the public prosecutor and, in the event of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-10

…heirs or universal successors, through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1.When the Registrar has received proof of the death of a registered person, and if the heirs or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-10

Article R. 228-60, except insofar as it determines the conditions for application of Article L. 228-51, and articles R. 228-61 to R. 228-64 are applicable to the representatives of the bondholders' gr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-10

…ach have two votes. The Chairman has the casting vote in the event of a tie. The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least one third of its members holding at least half of the votes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-10

…or in 1° and 2° of article L. 2331-5, at 1° and 6° of article L. 2331-6 and 9° of article L. 2331-8 may be used to finance the depreciation allowances provided for in 27° and 28° of Article L. 2321-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L931-10

Article L. 144-12 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 144-12 -If the parties fail to reach an amicable agreement on the revision of the rent, the proceedings shall be brought and judged in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-10

Article L. 144-12 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 144-12 -If the parties fail to reach an amicable agreement on the revision of the rent, the proceedings shall be brought and judged in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-10

…ation for constraints suffered paid by the promoter. The total amount of compensation that a person may receive in any one year is limited to a maximum set by the Minister for Health. The payment of s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article 706-105

…6-95, a person who has been in police custody six months previously and who has not been prosecuted may ask the public prosecutor in whose jurisdiction the police custody took place about the outcome…

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