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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-24

…he Conseil d'Etat. Where the creditor has been released from foreclosure in accordance with article L. 622-26, the time limits only run from the date of notification of this decision; they are then re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-32

I.-Where the plan is not approved in accordance with the provisions of article L. 626-30-2, it may be adopted by the court at the request of the debtor or the court-appointed administrator with the ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-5

…Regional Health Agency and three, including two user representatives within the meaning of Article L. 1114-1, appointed by the State representative in the department.The number of members in each col…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-37

…to the organising authorities of a public electricity distribution network referred to in article L. 2224-31, the mobility organising authorities mentioned in Title III of Book II of Part One of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L2271-1

…Minister of Labour on the setting of the minimum growth wage in the cases provided for in Articles L. 3231-6 and L. 3231-10 , after having taken note of the annual report drawn up by a group of exper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-6

…nce with the procedures defined by the Conseil d'Etat decree issued in application of 3° of article L. 2143-9;2° Granting requests for access to the identity of third-party donors in accordance with t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-16

…u thereof and communal map; 2° Economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17 ; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-25

…f the course of goods when these have been established under the conditions provided for in Article L. 131-24. If this is not the case, they draw up price statements indicating, under their responsibi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-41

…here a judicial liquidation judgment, personal bankruptcy, a management ban provided for by Article L. 625-8 or a measure of incapacity is pronounced against one of the partners. Nor is it dissolved b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-5

…in the country of which they are nationals without this term exceeding that provided for in Article L. 211-4.

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