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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 1300-1

Oppositions made by the persons referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article 1397 of the Civil Code are notified to the notary who drew up the deed. He informs the spouses. In the event o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the protection of rights in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-57-2

The implementation of a measure for the partial transfer of the assets, rights and obligations of a person subject to resolution proceedings or of a measure pursuant to II of Article L. 613-56-3 shall…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Action plan and audit follow-up

Article R513-10

The association shall carry out verifications of the evidence referred to in subsections 2 and 3 in accordance with an action plan proportionate to the number of its members and phased over time. This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment and early release.

Article L3324-11

Companies may pay directly to employees and, where applicable, to the beneficiaries referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 3323-6 and the third paragraph of article L. 3324-2, the sums due…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article L3332-26

The free shares referred to in Article L. 3332-14 are only available after a minimum period of five years from their payment into the plan. The provisions of articles L. 225-197-4 and L. 225-197-5 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-5

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may object to the health professional referred to in article L. 1111-23 consulting or adding to his/her pharmaceutical record at the time of treatment. The heal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-111

The persons mentioned in article L. 225-109 are required, when they acquire shares referred to in this article, to have these shares registered, or to deposit them under the conditions set out in Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article R226-2

The provisions of articles R. 225-30, R. 225-31 and R. 22-10-17 are applicable to the agreements referred to in article L. 226-10. The opinion provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 225-30…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6243-3

As soon as the matter is referred to it, the litigation secretariat of the Conseil d'Etat informs the president of the territorial council. The litigation procedure applicable to the specific judicial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-17

The collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6251-14 or observer to them. The…

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