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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-101

When the company, within two years of its registration, acquires an asset belonging to a shareholder and whose value is at least equal to one tenth of the share capital, a commissioner, responsible fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: Restorative justice

Article 10-1

…stages of the proceedings, including during the enforcement of the sentence, the victim and the perpetrator of an offence, provided that the facts have been acknowledged, may be offered a restorative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-10

…n the absence of provisions provided for by the agreement(s) in force or in the event of conflicts between the provisions of two or more applicable agreements, the head of the undertaking or the domin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-10

…L. 732-3.Half of the members of the National Council are elected every two years for four years and may be re-elected twice; they may only be re-elected six years after the expiry of their third term.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-10

…ther players in the health system. An agreement specifies the commitments of these players and the methods for calculating financial compensation. This agreement also specifies the commitments of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notice of modification

Article R3135-10

…135-5. This notice is published in the Official Journal of the European Union under the conditions set out in Articles R. 3122-4 to R. 3122-6, in accordance with the model set out in Commission Implem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-10

…g mothers in workstations exposing them to the following chemical agents: 1° Chemical agents that meet the criteria for classification as toxic for reproduction category 1A, 1B, or additional category…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-10

…any other information enabling the reports provided for in Articles R. 823-7, R. 823-7-2 and R. 823-21-1.This file shall be closed no later than 60 days after the report provided for in Article R. 823…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-10

The lease price for premises built for a single use may, by way of derogation from articles L. 145-33 and R. 145-3 et seq., be determined in accordance with the practices observed in the branch of act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-10

…tion with their own tax status and of the communes takes place by ballot papers sent by registered letter or deposited against receipts at the prefecture or the high commission of the Republic.The bal…

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