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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-5

…o deadlines, remissions and conversions into securities giving or capable of giving access to capital. They are, as and when they are drawn up and under the supervision of the official receiver, commu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning simplified joint stock companies

Article L244-1

The articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-6, L. 242-8, L. 242-17 to L. 242-24 apply to sociétés par actions simplifiées. The penalties provided for the chairman, directors or managing directors of sociétés anon…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-4

…subscribers and beneficiaries of insurance contracts and the guarantee fund referred to in Article L. 423-1 are, without prejudice to Article L. 113-2 or to contractual obligations, exempt from the d…

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

Article L932-6

In articles L. 225-177, L. 225-179 and L. 233-11, the words: "the date of publication of Law no. 2001-420 of 15 May 2001 on new economic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publicatio…

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

Article L952-1

In articles L. 225-177, L. 225-179 and L. 233-11, the words: "the date of publication of Law no. 2001-420 of 15 May 2001 on new economic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publicatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

…019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4123-15, L. 4123-16, L. 4124-9, L. 4124-10, L. 4126-7, L. 4131-4 and L. 4131-5 and Chapter III of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L242-30

The penalties provided for by articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-24 for chairmen, general managers and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective attributions, to mem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-36

…domanial form shall continue to be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 3211-17 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons. However, by way of derogation fro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-29

…amination of each application in compliance with the procedural guarantees provided for in Articles L. 531-2 to L. 531-23.In the cases provided for in 3° of Article L. 531-24 and 6° of Article L. 531-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…not applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3; 3° Les articles L…

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