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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-3

I.- For the purposes of sections 2 and 4 of this chapter, any natural person or legal entity is deemed to control another:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-5

The Public Prosecutor and the Autorité des marchés financiers for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a financial instruments market mentioned in II of Article L. 233-7 are empowered to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1381-1

…of Succession provided for in Chapter VI of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of de…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1357

…e judicial court or his delegate may, of his own motion or at the request of the heirs, summon the mandatary, request from him all information on the progress of his mission and issue injunctions.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1381-3

…amendment, withdrawal or suspension of its effects under the conditions provided for in Articles 71 and 73 of Regulation No 650/2012 of the Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1356

…uments that are useful in carrying out his mission. The estate agent may summon the heirs to inform and hear them.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1381-2

A certified copy of the European Certificate of Succession shall be given to the applicant and to any person proving a legitimate interest against a receipt, or shall be notified to them by registered…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1381-4

…risdiction the office of this public officer is located by any person showing a legitimate interest and within a period of fifteen days from the delivery or notification of the certified copy of the n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1355

The registration provided for in Article 813-3 of the Civil Code is made at the clerk's office of the judicial court within one month of the appointment, on the register mentioned in Article 1334. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-2

…their duties by the National Public Health Agency, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, the French Anti-Doping Agency, the Directorate-General for Competition, Consume…

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