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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-11

…resholds set pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 621-4 are for turnover excluding tax of 3,000,000 euros and for the number of employees of twenty.The amount of turnover is defined in accor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-117

…rmy hospital or the person he/she appoints for this purpose; 2° Two mediators and their alternates; 3° Three representatives of patients and their relatives and their alternates, including at least: a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Definitions

Article R152-11

…take up their post, as well as French or foreign legal entities for their establishments in France; 3° The following are considered to be non-residents: natural persons having their main centre of int…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-11

…way as to guarantee the security, quality, liquidity and profitability of the portfolio as a whole; 3° The assets are properly diversified in order to avoid excessive dependence on any particular asse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-11

…1° and 2° of article L. 2242-1 and in article L. 2242-2 are negotiated;2° The content of each topic;3° The timetable and locations of the meetings;4° The information that the employer provides to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-111

…4211-9; 2° The country of origin and, if different, the country of origin of the medicinal product; 3° Its name, composition, pharmaceutical form, strength and route of administration; 4° The quantiti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 quinquies

…y may request that the withholding tax payable under the provisions of 1 and those of 2 of article 119 bis be reassessed to the extent that the sums to which it has been applied exceed the total amoun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119

…their formation and operation laid down for insurance undertakings in Section IV, subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 of this Chapter, subject to the specific provisions of this Section. Decrees or ord…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-11

…nalties: 1° Posting of the decision and its dissemination, under the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the French Penal Code; 2° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-11

…2° Construction, development, maintenance and management of roads classified as national highways; 3° Vector-borne disease control.

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