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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

…onment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° The fact, for the qualified person mentioned in II of Article L. 5142-1, of releasing a batch of veterinary medicinal products that have not been manufactured in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-5

…a book in digital form under the conditions set out in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. Where the publisher has not done so, the assignment of the exploitation rights in digit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-6

…ok. In the case of contributions of an ancillary or non-essential nature mentioned in 4° of Article L. 131-4, such an assignment is possible. A flat-rate fee can only be justified for a specific trans…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-7

The publishing contract includes a clause for reviewing the economic conditions of the transfer of the rights to exploit the book in digital form.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-32

…ary General Meeting than that provided for in the first sentence of the second paragraph of Article L. 225-98.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-31

…ings of their extraordinary general meeting than those indicated in the second paragraph of article L. 225-96.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-41

…a proxy to represent them at the meeting of a company referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-39, makes its voting policy public. It may also make public its voting intentions on the dr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-46

…ding on a regulated market, the double voting rights provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 225-123 are de jure, unless a clause to the contrary is included in the Articles of Association a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-39

Other than the persons mentioned in I of article L. 225-106, a shareholder may be represented by any other natural person or legal entity of his choice when the company's shares are admitted to tradin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-47

…on on the number of votes available to each shareholder at general meetings, referred to in Article L. 225-125, provided for in the articles of association of a company that is the subject of a public…

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