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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Control procedures

Article R225-162

The statutory auditor may only convene the shareholders' meeting after having unsuccessfully requested that it be convened by the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, by reg…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Liens and mortgages

Article 2531

Only the following may be mortgaged: 1° Immovable property which is in the trade and its accessories deemed to be immovable; 2° Usufruct of the same property and accessories, for the duration of its t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Liens and mortgages

Article 2532

A conventional mortgage may only be granted by a deed executed in authentic form. The transfer and release of the mortgage shall take place in the same form. Contracts concluded outside Mayotte may on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Liens and mortgages

Article 2530

As an exception to the provisions of Article 2377, the only general liens on immovable property applicable in Mayotte are legal costs and the rights of the Public Treasury. These two liens are exempt…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Compulsory purchase

Article 2534

For the purposes of their publication, distraint orders relating to lots depending on an immovable subject to the status of co-ownership are deemed not to relate to the share of the common parts inclu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessors

Article 253

…of prosecution or investigation, or participated in the indictment or in a decision on the merits relating to the guilt of the accused, may not sit on the court as president or assessor..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Findings.

Article 253

The report is submitted to the court registry. An official report is drawn up of the findings presented orally. However, the drafting of the report may be replaced by a mention in the judgment if the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 253

When he finally dismisses the divorce application, the judge may rule on the contribution to the marriage expenses, the residence of the family and the terms of the exercise of parental authority.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-254

The spouse of the sole managing partner or majority managing partner of a société à responsabilité limitée or a société d'exercice libéral à responsabilité limitée, or the person linked to him by a ci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6124-254

To ensure that electroconvulsive therapy procedures are carried out, the authorisation holder guarantees: 1° Patient access to anaesthesia and post-intervention monitoring under the conditions defined…

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