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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1849

In dealings with third parties, the managing partner binds the company by acts falling within the corporate purpose. If there is more than one managing partner, they hold the powers provided for in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20-7

…rs conferred on the competent regional health agency for army hospitals, whose technical opinion he may seek if necessary.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-12

…ided co-owners benefit from the rights of pre-emption and substitution provided for by the articles 815-14 to 815-16 and 815-18 of this code. The agreement is deemed to have been concluded for an inde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-21

…e to the establishment, the judicial representative or the association mentioned in Article L. 3253-14: a) The connection identifiers ; b) The employees' first and last names; c) The registration numb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Alternative care structures to hospitalisation

Article D6124-302

The care structures and units referred to in Article D. 6124-301-1 are arranged and equipped in such a way as to provide, on the same site, depending on the type, volume and programming of the service…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Dissolution

Article L22-10-73

The liability action against the directors or the managing director mentioned in article L. 225-252 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 22-10-44.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-5

…this Title, in particular the conditions under which specially designated judicial police officers may assist the magistrates designated pursuant to Article 706-106-2, shall be specified by regulatio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D321-7-1

The classification decision referred to in Article D. 321-6 may be revoked or amended for the remaining period of the initial decision if, following an adversarial procedure initiated by the body refe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2-1

…e person has been sentenced to a custodial sentence for one or more offences mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding those defined in articles 421-2-5 to 421-2-5-2 of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-7

…he applications for release or modification of judicial supervision or for release that this lawyer may lodge in accordance with the provisions of Article 148-6 may be made at the registry of the exam…

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