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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-19

The Board of Directors elects from among its members a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Decisions are taken by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7124-19

The opinions of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council are adopted, in plenary session, by a majority of the votes cast and mention the positions of minorities. The Counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7226-19

The opinions of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council are adopted, in plenary session, by a majority of the votes cast and mention the positions of minorities. The Counci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article D6325-19

…into account for the calculation of the exemptions provided for in articles L. 6325-16 and L. 6325-17 is equal to the product of the working hours that the employee would have worked if he had continu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19

In order to jointly organise medical biology, diagnostic and interventional imaging and pharmacy activities, as well as clinical or medico-technical activities, the establishments belonging to the con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-2

…the wastewater service. This volume is calculated under the conditions defined in articles R. 2224-19-3 and R. 2224-19-4. The fixed part is calculated to cover all or part of the fixed costs of the w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

…ng a reasonable profit, under the conditions laid down in Article 5 of European Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7122-20

…r the conditions laid down in the first paragraph.Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 7122-18, in the event of an emergency, the time limit provided for in the first paragraph of this ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-20

A creditor whose claim has been admitted and who recovers his right of individual pursuit in accordance with Article L. 643-11 may obtain, by order of the president of the court made on application, t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L743-23

…against a decision made by the liberty and detention judge in the cases provided for in articles L. 741-10 and L. 742-8, it may also reject the statement of appeal without having first summoned the pa…

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