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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-5

…concurrence to suspend the deadlines for examining the transaction for up to fifteen working days. III. - The Autorité de la concurrence may:-either find, in a reasoned decision, that the transaction…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-14

The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of this Part are applicable to the communes of the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments with the exception of those of articles L. 2223-19 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I

Article R971-1

For the application of Section 4 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I, the attributions devolved to the departmental or pluridépartemental mutual agricultural social security funds are exercised by th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-1

…n authorised by a delegated federation or organised by an approved federation is, subject to II and III of this article, subject to presentation of a licence allowing participation in competitions org…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-2

…that the votes have been received and taken into account, as provided for in article L. 22-10-43-1. III.-The same intermediaries shall transmit to the company, in accordance with the instructions they…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of the committee responsible for examining applications from pharmacists holding diplomas issued by a State outside the European Union.

Article D4221-4

…practitioners holding a diploma acquired outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. III-The section responsible for examining applications for authorisation to practise in the field of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and certain of their subsidiaries.

Article R232-13

…rd paragraph of Article L. 232-7. This report contains the same information as that provided for in III of Article L. 451-1-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2-4

…hall appoint one or more statutory auditors to carry out the duties defined in Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II of Book VIII of the Commercial Code, under conditions defined by regulation.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 ter

…vants of the grade of civil administrator or to agents fulfilling functions of the same importance. III. Persons having knowledge of and using the information thus communicated are, under the conditio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4431-1

…l communities. They shall be subject to the non-contradictory provisions of Part One and Books I to III of this Part subject to the provisions of this Title. The regions of Guadeloupe and Réunion exer…

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