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Showing 40914100 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-90

In application of the provisions of article L. 225-116, shareholders have the right, during the fifteen-day period prior to the General Meeting, to inspect or copy, at the locations provided for in Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-98

…hall draw up a plan defining the public utility easements, from among those provided for in article L. 1333-26, designed to limit the risks associated with environmental pollution due to the presence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Health risk monitoring and anticipation committee

Article D1413-94

The Committee shall be completely independent in the performance of its duties. The Committee's work shall be carried out in conjunction with existing research and innovation structures, as well as wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 9-1

The limitation period for public prosecution of the crime provided for in Article 214-2 of the Penal Code, where it has led to the birth of a child, runs from the age of majority of the child.As an ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 D

…rty in France through an interposed entity, other than a legal entity referred to in 1°, a and b of 2° and a, b and c of 3° of article 990 E, which owns these assets or rights or holds an interest in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-94

…d down in this chapter, the following shall apply: a) To student doctors, the provisions of section 2 of this chapter, with the exception of articles R. 6153-58, R. 6153-59, R. 6153-62-1 ; b) For dent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

By way of derogation from 8° of Article L. 4211-1, in vitro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories intended to perform self-diagnostics, as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU)…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-9

The registers referred to in article R. 228-8 shall contain details of securities transfer and conversion transactions, and in particular: 1° The date of the transaction; 2° The surname, first names a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-9

…oned in article 706-55, including through the parenthood search provided for in article 706-56-1-1; 2° To facilitate the search for and discovery of missing minors and protected adults, as well as adu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-9

The cross presentation, by function or by nature, provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 3661-5 is made between the most detailed level of the functional nomenclature and each of the accoun…

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