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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4125-1

All councils have legal personality.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4243-1

Illegal practice of the profession of pharmacy technician and hospital pharmacy technician is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. Natural persons are also liable to the follow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-18

The accounts of companies under the exclusive control of the consolidating company are fully consolidated. The accounts of companies controlled jointly with other shareholders or associates by the con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-14

In the judgment adopting the plan or amending it, the court may decide that assets that it considers essential to the continuation of the business may not be disposed of, for a period that it fixes, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-11

The judgment adopting the plan makes its provisions enforceable against all.With the exception of legal persons, co-obligors and persons who have granted a personal surety or who have assigned or assi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-18

The court shall give notice of the deadlines and remissions accepted by the creditors under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 626-5 and in Article L. 626-6. These deadl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-10

The plan designates the persons required to implement it and mentions all the commitments made by them that are necessary to safeguard the business. It mentions separately the cash contributions of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-13

The court's approval of the plan shall result in the automatic lifting of any ban on issuing cheques in accordance with Article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Financial Code, implemented on the occasio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-19

The plan may provide for a choice for creditors involving payment within shorter uniform periods but accompanied by a proportional reduction in the amount of the claim. The reduction of the claim is d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-15

…rdance with the procedures and within the period set by the judge, the decision referred to in article L. 623-14, when it is no longer subject to ordinary appeal or to an appeal to the Supreme Court,…

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