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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-19

The authorised issuer must notify the Minister responsible for personal services without delay, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt: 1° Any takeover, acquisition or takeover of contro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-19

For the application of II of article L. 228-12, the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall specify the terms and conditions of the buyback, as well as the justifications and me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-19

…of tacit authorisation, the committee's decision or opinion is:1° Notified by the prefect to the applicant and, if the project requires planning permission, to the authority competent to issue plannin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-19

…committee of the body's host structure comprises between ten and twenty members divided into two colleges: 1° A college made up of leading figures from the establishment authorised in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-19

For the assessment of the condition of territorial presence provided for in article L. 4031-2, account is taken of the number of members up to date with their subscriptions according to the methods ad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-19

The categories of personal data recorded are as follows: 1° Family name and, where applicable, surname, forenames, gender and date of birth; 2° Nationality, in one of the following forms:-French ;a na…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-19

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall collect, under the conditions defined by order of the Minister responsible for the economy, the information referred to in c and d of Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1413-19

The Scientific Advisory Board comprises twenty-seven members, including its Chairman, at least four of whom are or have been practising abroad or in European or international organisations. Members ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Acts and formalities relating to the seizure of immovable property and sale by auction

Article A444-191

I. - With the exception of the cases mentioned in II and III, deeds carried out in relation to the seizure of immovable property and licitation by judicial auction (numbers 1, 2 and 3 of Table 6) give…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-19

I. - When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution initiates disciplinary proceedings against an investment services provider from another Member State of the European Union or another Sta…

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