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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: In-patient and out-patient duties of maieutics students

Article D6153-99

During the second cycle, including the annual leave provided for in article R. 6153-106, hospital students in maieutics complete practical training, including several placements. Hospital students in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-96

…vice is involved in examining the situation. The Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical School is informed of any decision or sanction concerning the person concerned, at the same time and in the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-1

A société à responsabilité limitée is formed by one or more persons who bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions.Where the company comprises only one person, that person is called the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-9

…bject to valuation by a contributions auditor does not exceed half the capital. When the company is formed by a single person, the contributions auditor is appointed by the sole shareholder. However,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R134-6

…ct that the book is the subject of a statement of opposition that is currently being examined. It informs the approved collective management bodies mentioned in article L. 134-3 and sends them the doc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 art R212-88 et R212-89

DECLARATION FORM FOR THE OCCASIONAL PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF SPORTS TEACHER BY NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OF ANOTHER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREAFIL…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 773

…n, unless a certificate is produced by the creditor certifying their existence at that time, in the form and according to the rules determined in article L. 20 of the Book of Tax Procedures; 2° Debts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-67

…ter's bonds are admitted to trading on a regulated market or if all its bonds are not in registered form, in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires.If all the bonds issued by the company are i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Finance companies carrying out a permanent mission in the public interest.

Article R515-3

…ciétés de développement régional, contribute to the financing of companies located in France in the form of equity holdings. These companies are authorised to grant loans of five years or more to comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5

…ull name, date and place of birth; 2° Where the customer is a legal entity, by collecting the legal form, name, registration number, address of the legal entity's registered office and the address of…

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