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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-35

…into account, where appropriate, the company's raison d'être as defined in application of article 1835 of the French Civil Code. Subject to the powers expressly attributed to shareholders' meetings an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-3

…ic enquiry into an application for approval of a specification provided for in 2° of article L. 721-3 is the subject of a notice which is published, concomitantly with the publication mentioned in IV…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-3

…other hand, shall, when drawing up the agreements which they conclude by virtue of articles L. 6142-3, L. 6142-7 and L. 6142-17, be required to comply with the provisions of this section. The parties…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis P

The fee referred to in article 302 bis N is established and recovered according to the same rules, under the same guarantees, privileges and penalties as for value added tax.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health expertise

Article L1452-3

…iling, updating and keeping it are set by the Conseil d'Etat decree provided for in article L. 1451-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-30

…assets of the business assets must be sufficient to meet the liabilities due on these same assets; 3° Neither the author nor the beneficiary of the transfer must have been subject to personal bankrup…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes of processing

Article R142-33

…itoring of assisted return procedures managed by the French Office for Immigration and Integration; 3° To draw up statistics relating to these procedures and their execution.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-32

…the establishment; 2° The name and address of the occupational health service to which it reports; 3° The name and position of the electromagnetic field risk prevention advisor appointed by the emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the professional identification card

Article R8292-3

…s employed by a temporary employment agency established in France, the card is valid for five years;3° For workers seconded to France by a service-providing company established abroad, including tempo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article D3664-3

…° As soon as collective proceedings are initiated as provided for in Book VI of the Commercial Code;3° When the recovery of receivables on third-party accounts is compromised despite the diligence of…

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