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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article L236-47

Assets and liabilities not expressly allocated by the draft terms of cross-border division to one or other of the companies participating in the cross-border division shall be allocated, where the int…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article L236-46

…ne or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160b of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of company law a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-40

…who voted against approval of the draft terms of cross-border merger, holders of non-voting shares and members whose voting rights have been temporarily suspended shall have the right to dispose of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-42

…n a period to be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, verify the legality of the transaction and the conformity of the deeds and formalities prior to the cross-border merger. II - To this end,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Human body products not subject to the provisions of this Title.

Article R1211-49

…ng products of the human body are not subject to the provisions of this Title: 1° Hair ; 2° Nails ; 3° hair ; 4° Teeth.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article R6323-14-4

…id to the regional inter-professional joint committee by the funders mentioned in II of article L. 6323-4.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Monitoring and controlling the performance of the partnership contract

Article L2234-3

In the case of local authorities and their public establishments, the annual report drawn up by the contract holder referred to in article L. 2234-1 and the reports on the inspections carried out by t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime

Article L2124-3

In times of war, the representative of the State in the department may, by himself or by a special delegate, take a measure of communal interest by substituting himself for the mayor who, despite form…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime.

Article R2124-3

…he public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation, in the cases provided for in article L. 2124-3, may be made either by letter, telegram or telephone message. The reply sent to the prefect by t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-3

…st the child:1° To the other parent;2° To another member of the family or a trustworthy third party;3° To a departmental child welfare service;4° To a service or establishment authorised to receive mi…

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