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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of provision of services

Article L4222-9

A pharmacist who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the activities of a pharmacis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Write-offs

Article R123-312

Any deletion mentioned or reported ex officio from the register of companies by the clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in commercial matters shall be brought to the attentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-10

If the closing meeting provided for in article L. 237-9 is unable to deliberate, or if it refuses to approve the liquidator's accounts, a ruling is made, by court order, at the request of the liquidat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6353-9

…the Executive Board are taken by a majority of its members. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. Decisions of the Executive Board shall be signed by the Chairman and count…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6463-9

…the Executive Board are taken by a majority of its members. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. Decisions of the Executive Board shall be signed by the Chairman and count…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

Inventions which are the subject of patent applications may not be disclosed and freely worked until authorisation has been granted to do so.During this period, patent applications may not be made pub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-21

The amount of the contributions of registered judicial administrators and judicial representatives is set each year by the board of directors of the guarantee fund on the basis of the amount of funds…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity

Article L2123-10

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service regulations are placed, at their request, in a secondment position to carry out one of the mandates mentioned in article L. 2123-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-10

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 2363-9 insofar as it refers to the first paragraph of Article L. 2353-32, the State in which the registered office of the European Cooperative So…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-31-1

On receipt of a request for rectification or deletion, the territorially competent public prosecutor or the magistrate referred to in Article 230-9 shall inform the interested party of his decision by…

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