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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-32

The nullity actions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 228-29-6 shall lapse five years after expiry of the period provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 228-30.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-38

For the purposes of calculating the 15% limit referred to in 1° of II of article L. 214-28, the denominator is the higher of the following two amounts: the fund's net assets or the paid-up amount of s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R3335-3

…has been notified. Withdrawals are deducted from the remaining twelfths as provided for in article L. 3332-1-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article D6145-33

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 6145-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may comment on the draft statement of projected income and expenditure withou…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-19

…erred to the new legal entity or entities resulting from the operation, in accordance with Articles L. 1224-1 et L. 1224-2 of the Labour Code; 8° Where applicable, the opinion of the works council giv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-37

…he 50% surcharge instituted for the benefit of the guarantee fund by the first paragraph of article L. 211-27 and the sums owed by the insurer in the event of a manifestly insufficient offer establish…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Consumer Council

Article D821-3

…the conditions of application of these texts, including texts adopted in application of the article L. 410-2 du code de commerce et de l'article L. 112-1 of this code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R1253-35

Any cooperative company or interprofessional outpatient care company referred to inarticle L. 4041-1 of the Public Health Code which intends to develop the activity of an employers' group as provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Annual activity report for electricity concessions

Article D2224-35

…unting principles of consistency of methods and independence of financial years defined in articles L. 123-17 and L. 123-21 of the French Commercial Code and ensures the comparability of data from one…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory examinations.

Article R2132-3

…dentiality.The results of the examination are recorded in the health record provided for in article L. 2132-1.The model for health certificates is established by order of the Minister for Health and t…

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