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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-4-4

An interdepartmental Antilles-Guyane council is responsible for nurses practising in French Guyana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-4

I.-When a grouping of orders is set up between communes that are members of the same public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status or between these communes and this pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4-4

The technical conditions under which birthing centres operate are laid down by decree. The care given to women and newborn babies complies with the recommendations for good professional practice drawn…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-40

The Board of Directors, the Management Board or the manager(s) are entitled to decide on or authorise the issue of bonds, unless the Articles of Association reserve this power to the General Meeting o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-46

Bondholders of the same issue are grouped by operation of law, for the defence of their common interests, into a masse which enjoys civil personality. However, in the case of successive bond issues, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-44

The company may not create any pledge on its own obligations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-48

The mandate of representative of the general body may only be entrusted to persons who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or domiciled in a Member State of the European Union, as we…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-47

The estate shall be represented by one or more agents appointed in accordance with Articles L. 228-50 and L. 228-51.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-49

The following may not be chosen as representatives of the general body of creditors: 1° The debtor company; 2° Companies owning at least one tenth of the capital of the debtor company or of which the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-45

Where the issuing company has continued to pay the proceeds of bonds redeemable as a result of a draw, it may not repeat such sums when such bonds are presented for redemption. Any clause to the contr…

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