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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-25

I.-The trader shall ensure that the consumer is informed of updates necessary to maintain the conformity of the digital content or digital service and that he receives them: 1° During a period which t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article L775-29

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6431-29

The representative of the State shall be heard by the territorial council at its request. He/she shall be provided with the agendas of the meetings as well as the documents sent to the territorial cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative

Article L7122-29

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity alone is authorised to speak on behalf of the State before the assembly of French Guiana.By agreement of the president of the assembly o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative

Article L7222-29

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity alone is authorised to speak on behalf of the State before the Assembly of Martinique.By agreement of the President of the Assembly of M…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-257

Supervisory Board members are liable for any personal faults committed in the performance of their duties. They do not incur any liability, due to acts of management and their results. They may be dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-253

Any clause in the Articles of Association which has the effect of making the exercise of corporate action subject to the prior opinion or authorisation of the General Meeting, or which entails in adva…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-250

A liability action based on the cancellation of the company shall lapse under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 235-13.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-251

Directors and the Chief Executive Officer shall be liable individually or jointly and severally, as the case may be, to the company or to third parties, either for infringements of the legislative or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-256

Where the company is subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-18 to L. 22-10-30, members of the Management Board are subject to the same liability as directors under t…

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