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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-1-1

…ed to replace the liquidator, expert or administrator if one has been appointed pursuant to Article L. 641-10 or add one or more liquidators or administrators to those already appointed.The liquidator…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prohibited and regulated commercial practices

Article R132-1

…usals to sell or provide services, in disregard of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 121-11, are punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences. Recidivism is punishable in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Other forms of practice

Article R4321-139

When entrusted with a mission, the expert masseur-physiotherapist must recuse himself if he considers that the questions put to him are foreign to the art of massage therapy, to his knowledge, to his…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-10

…companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 511-33, L. 511-34, L. 511-41, I of Article L. 511-57, the second paragraph of Article L. 511-41-4…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-1

…e list of industrial property attorneys unless they are entered on the list provided for in Article L. 421-1 and if they do not exercise their profession under the conditions set out in Article L. 422…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial organisation

Article L114-14

…rise to deliberation by the Board of Directors and corresponding to the missions defined in article L. 114-2 of the present code are forwarded to the Minister responsible for sport. They become enforc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-12

In Article L. 621-84, the obligation on the court to take account of the provisions contained in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 331-7 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code means the following requir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-10

In order to implement the principle of optimisation defined in 2° of Article L. 1333-2, the person responsible for the nuclear activity or the competent authority may set dose constraints for the expo…

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

Article L511-84-1

For the application of Articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the compensation payable by the employer does not take…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17-1

…n relation to the achievement of the waste prevention and management objectives set at national level. In particular, it presents the performance of the service in terms of quantities of residual hous…

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