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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1514-1

…ication of this code in Mayotte :1° The powers of the representative of the State in the region are exercised by the representative of the State in Mayotte;2° The powers of the region are exercised by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-40

…r receives from the representative of the State in the department the information necessary for the exercise of the municipality's attributions. At his request, the representative of the State in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 219 ter

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 219, compensation received by companies affected by acts of war for the repair of fixed assets or to replace destroyed stock may, at the request of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-36

The list of supporting documents for revenue and expenditure shall be prepared by the Accounting Officer and proposed by the President of the Agency for approval by the Minister for the Budget. In the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after the registration of the European Cooperative Society

Article L2364-1

When a European Cooperative Society is registered, the agreement referred to in article L. 2362-10 or a collective agreement concluded at the appropriate level may decide to abolish or to adjust the o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: LEGAL ACTION BY CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article L622-1

Where several identified consumers have suffered individual losses which have been caused by the act of the same professional, and which have a common origin, any approved association recognised as re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-58-1

The annulment of measures taken in application of sub-sections 9 and 10 does not affect the validity of the acts taken for their application when the calling into question of these acts is likely to p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-166

In the event that, as a result of losses recorded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the decision of the general meeting provided fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-55

For the purposes of Article L. 613-47, the estimate of the losses that the holders of equity securities or other forms of ownership and the creditors of the person subject to a resolution procedure wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-22

The list of supporting documents for revenue and expenditure shall be prepared by the accounting officer and proposed by the chairman for approval by the Minister for the Budget. In the event of loss,…

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