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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-12

…d 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, may provide that a shareholder may be required to sell his shares. They may also provide for the sus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-12

…protected areas, the representative of the State in the département where the aerodrome is located may authorise the transfer, to civil aerodromes where there is no on-premises public house, of an ex…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeals

Article R733-12

…merits.The administrative authority, the foreign national's lawyer and the foreign national himself may ask to be heard at the hearing. The administrative authority, the foreign national's lawyer and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-120

Each partner has an equal number of votes regardless of the number of shares he owns. A partner may give a written mandate to another partner to represent him at the meeting. However, a member may not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article LO3445-12

Requests for the authorisation referred to in this chapter may not be subject to the local referendum or consultation of electors provided for in Chapter II of the single title of Book I of Part One.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article LO4435-12

The requests for authorisation referred to in this chapter may not be subject to the local referendum or consultation of electors provided for in chapter II of the single title of book I of part one.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-12

…riety for which protection is sought constitutes a new plant variety in accordance with Article L. 623-2. However, the body referred to in Article L. 412-1 may consider as sufficient the prior examina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-12

…the partners are designated in the Articles of Association, the removal of one of them from office may only be decided unanimously by the other partners. This will result in the dissolution of the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to antenatal consultations.

Article R2122-12

All antenatal consultations must be attended by at least one nurse or midwife, who may be assisted by one or more nurses or midwives. Within the limits of the laws and regulations in force, trainee nu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-12

…of the National Council and those of a member of the Bureau of that Council are free of charge and may only give rise to the reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses, under the conditions lai…

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