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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-1

…ting the law applicable to the matrimonial property regime has been drawn up in France in authentic form or if one of the spouses is French, the said record or the certificate issued by the person com…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-5

…ge agreement drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 2488-2 shall be published in the form provided for in Article 2019. The date of publication determines, between them, the rank of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-7-1

…in Article L. 2232-10-1, if the branch agreement provides for this possibility and proposes, in the form of a standard agreement indicating the various choices left to the employer, specific stipulati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13

…the public domain. When a work or land belonging to the institution is necessary for the proper performance of its public service missions or for the development of these missions, the State may oppo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-1

Advertising for medicinal products for human use means any form of information, including canvassing, canvassing or inducement, which is intended to promote the prescription, supply, sale or consumpti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-61-3

When the right to object is exercised after the formalities for convening the meeting have been completed, the notice of meeting referred to in article R. 225-66 recalls the right to object to the exc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-145

…vided for in Article R. 225-120 and the notice provided for in article R. 225-124 and without the information provided for in 6° and 7° of Article R. 225-128 appearing on subscription forms. Articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-72

Any shareholder of a company whose shares are all in registered form and who wishes to make use of the option to request the inclusion of items or draft resolutions on the agenda of a meeting may ask…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-6

…an indication of the sums paid by each of them, shall be deposited, on behalf of the company being formed and by the persons who received the funds, either at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article R234-5

…ies when examining the documents provided to it or any fact of which it becomes aware during the performance of its duties. This request shall be sent without delay by registered letter with acknowled…

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