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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-53

…a third party outside the company, the proposed transfer of shares shall be notified to the company and to each of the shareholders either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or in o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-57

A member who is definitively banned from practising his profession as a result of a final decision has a period of six months in which to sell his shares under the conditions set out in articles R. 43…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-55

Articles R. 4381-52 to R. 4381-54 also apply to the free transfer of all or part of a member's shares by one of the members.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-52

Company shares are freely transferable between members unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association. They may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of the company expre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-59

…Director General of the Regional Health Agency at the request of the heirs of the deceased partner and with the consent of the company given under the conditions laid down for the transfer of company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Job security contract

Article D1233-50

…ducational cost of each training course as well as, where applicable, the costs of transport, meals and accommodation. By way of derogation from article D. 1233-49, if no response is received to the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Job security contract

Article D1233-51

When a company has concluded an agreement in application of the first paragraph of article L. 6331-10, the employer pays to the skills operator, designated by the branch agreement to which the company…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article R1424-58

If no decision is taken by the Board of Directors under the conditions provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 1424-82, the provisions of Article R. 1424-32 shall apply..

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-5

…no one may claim a dan or equivalent grade that recognises sporting qualities, technical knowledge and, where applicable, competitive performance unless it has been awarded by the specialised commiss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: High Council for the Paramedical Professions.

Article D4381-5

…er which it shall operate. The articles…

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