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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-67

…t of the registered office and, in addition, if all the shares of the company are not in registered form, in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires.If all the shares of the company are in regi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 919

For the application of Article 266, sixteen jurors, whose names are drawn from the annual list, form the list for the session. In addition, the names of three alternate jurors are drawn from the speci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-87

…sferee, it shall notify, within a period of six months from the notification of its refusal, in the forms provided for in the previous article, in the same forms to the member who persists in his inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29-2

When it is informed by the holder of a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product granted under 1°, 2° or 3° of article R. 5121-28, prior to the marketing of the medicinal product or speciality c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-6-1

…director, attached to the shipping company and responsible for holding the medicines, of the order form provided for in division 217 and division 241 of the said regulations. They may also deliver me…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-4

…ive decisions of the members shall be taken in accordance with the provisions specific to the legal form adopted by the collective management organisation, subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 112

…ing magistrate shall travel to hear the witness, or issue a letter rogatory for this purpose in the forms provided for in article 151.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-25

…credit to their account equal to the amount of the bonds subscribed, without the physical issue of forms.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26

Where one or more sub-funds are formed within a general-purpose investment fund, they are individually subject to the provisions of this Code governing that fund.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-21

Failure by the directors of an electronic money institution to prepare accounts in consolidated form, pursuant to article L. 526-37, is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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