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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-58

…Board shall endeavour to seek a balanced representation of women and men.In sociétés anonymes whose capital is less than 150,000 euros, the functions vested in the Management Board may be exercised by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-5

…measures in one or more European Union Member States or an agreement between at least two higher education establishments located in at least two European Union Member States will be issued with a tem…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Reservations relating to public policy and polygamy

Article L412-5

…the multi-annual residence permit and the temporary residence permit provided for in articles L. 425-4 or L. 425-10, as well as to the issue of the resident permit and the resident permit bearing th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-1

…accept it purely and simply if the assets clearly exceed the liabilities, after obtaining a certificate from the notary responsible for settling the estate or, failing this, after authorisation from…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article D422-5

…rules governing the liability of companies operating ski-lift equipment are set out in Articles R. 2333-70 to R. 2333-73 of the General Local Authorities Code, which are reproduced below: "Art. R. 23…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Taking into account the nature of services

Article R2121-5

…estimated value of the requirement is determined, irrespective of the number of economic operators called upon and the number of contracts to be awarded, by taking into account the total value of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-5

Any operator who so requests is automatically a member of the defence and management body as long as it complies with the approved specifications. An operator may only use a geographical indication if…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-5

…ion by the person responsible for the accident of the supporting document referred to in article R. 211-15, it must, on the one hand, declare this without delay to the guarantee fund by registered let…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Portion of contract performance reserved for SMEs

Article R2213-5

…ectly or indirectly, to the small and medium-sized enterprises or craftsmen mentioned in article R. 2151-13 is set at 10% of the estimated value of the partnership contract, excluding financing costs,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2343-5

Where the purchaser requires candidates to be authorised, it may grant candidates who are not authorised at the time they submit their application an additional period in which to obtain this authoris…

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