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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-24

…be made liable for the company's liabilities and shall be subject to the prohibitions and disqualifications, under the conditions set out in the said provisions.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-3

At the end of the period set by the decree provided for in article L. 228-29-7, shares not presented for consolidation lose their voting rights and their right to dividends is suspended. The decree re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-5-2

…the chairman, of each of the boards of directors of the establishments mentioned in articles L. 1142-22, L. 1222-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1 may not be greater than one.Among the members ap…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D112-29

…mée may decide, by decision published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée, that categories of acts other than those provided for by the order mentioned in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Grants and subsidies

Article L2564-28

In all communes in Mayotte where an initial numbering operation is carried out, half of the cost of the operation, if completed before 31 December 2018, is subject to financial compensation in the for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Powers of the President of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-28

The President of the Corsican Executive Council may make any suggestions or remarks to the Prime Minister regarding the organisation and operation of the State's public services in the territorial col…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-28

If the level of dust measured in the air in application of article R. 1334-27 is less than or equal to the value of five fibres per litre, the owner shall have the periodic assessment of the state of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Cash and cash equivalents

Article R6332-28

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December comprise the amounts shown in the investment, bank and cash accounts, as defined in the chart of accounts provided for in article R. 6332-35. However, investme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-24

After the ethics interview provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 722-21, the judge has a period of eight days to amend, if necessary, his declaration of interests and to forward it in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R444-29

Installation aid and maintenance aid cannot be combined for the same service.

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