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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-15

The creation of these shares gives rise to the application of articles L. 225-8, L. 225-10, L. 225-14, L. 225-147, L. 22-10-53 and L. 22-10-54 relating to special advantages when shares are issued to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article L2213-15

…rst paragraph of article L. 2213-14 alone give entitlement to fees, the amount of which, set by the mayor after consulting the municipal council, is between €20 and €25. This amount may be updated by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-15

…dministrative documents.If the Committee considers that it does not have sufficient information, it may refer the matter to the President of the Court of First Instance, ruling under the accelerated p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15

…ss to the confidential version of a document that it considers necessary to exercise its rights, it may ask the General Reporter to disclose or consult the document by submitting a reasoned request as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-155

I. - The medical team of the burns treatment facility comprises at least : 1° A qualified doctor, specialist or competent in anaesthesia-intensive care, or qualified specialist in anaesthesiology-inte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 E

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to nuclear or fossil-fired electricity generation facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-153

Estimates and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scale…

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

Article R7125-15

The payment by the local authority of expenses relating to the exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 7125-12 to L. 7125-16 may only take place…

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

Article R7227-15

…the exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 7227-12 to L. 7227-16 may only take place if the body providing the training course or session has r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15

I.- In the case of infirmity or pathological condition making it dangerous to practise the profession, the temporary suspension of the right to practise is pronounced by the competent regional council…

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