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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-7

When a professional practising one of the professions mentioned in Article L. 4364-1 is issued with an authorisation to practise or a declaration to provide a service, he or she must have the language…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-12

…he time of the first elections or in the event of new elections organised in application of article L. 4123-10, lots are drawn to determine the number and identity of the members of the territorial co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Variable capital

Article L231-5

…um below which the capital may not be reduced by withdrawals of contributions authorised by article L. 231-1. This sum may not be less than one tenth of the share capital stipulated in the Articles of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-20

…subject to the provisions of this sub-section, with the exception of the first paragraph of Article L. 236-21, as well as those of sub-section 1 of this section which are not contrary to them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Suspension of the realisation of assets in insolvency proceedings opened against a member of a corporate group

Article L694-1

…paragraph 2 of Article 60 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2015/848, the provisions of Article L. 692-4 shall apply. The insolvency practitioner appointed in insolvency proceedings opened by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Local chambers of commerce and industry of regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-22

…ce region or an overseas region may, within the framework of the master plan referred to in Article L. 711-8, be attached to its regional chamber of commerce and industry as a local chamber of commerc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-43

The two experts mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 512-42 have the same mission. These experts have the same obligations, the same rights, the same responsibilities and receive the same re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-5

…s choice and inviting it to present, within a period specified by the decree referred to in Article L. 522-10, its written observations and, where appropriate, its oral observations. After this period…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article L622-1

…origin, any approved association recognised as representative at national level pursuant to article L. 811-1 may, if it has been mandated by at least two of the consumers concerned, bring an action fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-8

…debtor has already benefited from a personal recovery measure provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 724-1 and the debtor refers the matter back to the commission, the latter may, if it considers th…

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