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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company

Article R6223-74

Shares may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of all the shareholders. If the other shareholders refuse to give their consent to the share transferee, the shareholders are obliged,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 741

…and time at which the execution of the letter rogatory will take place; the foreign assigning judge may attend..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Institution of proceedings by application

Article 759

Where the application is made jointly by the parties, the applicants may, as soon as the application is lodged with the registry, request that the case be assigned to a single judge, or waive the opti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 784

The pre-trial judge may, even of his own motion, hear the parties. The parties shall be heard by both parties unless one of them, duly summoned, fails to appear.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L312-71

…he total effective interest rate 5° Where applicable, the cost of insurance; 6° The total sums due; 7° The amount of repayments already made since the last renewal, showing the proportion paid in resp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Disputes relating to the remuneration of technicians.

Article 724

The decisions referred to in Articles 255,262 and 284, issued by a judge of a court of first instance or of the court of appeal, may be appealed to the first president of the court of appeal under the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Special provisions for gifts

Article 776

I. - The provisions of I of article 764 are applicable to the assessment of transfer duties inter vivos, free of charge, whenever the furniture transferred is sold publicly within two years of the dee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-7

…or deposited by these institutions with a host in compliance with the provisions of article L. 1111-8.The director of the institution shall ensure that all measures are taken to ensure the safekeeping…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Assessment of costs to be recovered by the Registry

Article 701

…hem or by a note affixed to the minutes by one of the judges of the court. Excerpts of the judgment may be issued before the liquidation is made.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…to 15° and other than those falling within the remit of the Supervisory Board listed in article L. 6143-1. It takes part in the meetings of the Supervisory Board. He carries out its deliberations.The…

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