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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Conditions for opening a judicial liquidation.

Article L640-2

The compulsory liquidation procedure is applicable to any person carrying on a commercial, craft or agricultural activity as defined in article L. 311-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime and to an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R423-1

…ute has ruled. Persons registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-5 are required, in the exercise of their professional activity, to comply with the rules set out in articles L. 422-8 and R…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article L4133-3

The functions of president of a regional council are incompatible with the exercise of one of the following elective functions: president of a departmental council, mayor, the president of the council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies

Article L4132-21

…e provisions of article L. 4221-5. Similarly, the regional council may delegate to its chairman the exercise of some of its powers under articles L. 4221-5, L. 4231-7-1 and L. 4231-8. In this case and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 6: Guardianship.

Article 1254-1

…f a bailiff in his task of verifying the accounts. The protected person and the person appointed to exercise the protection measure are informed of this by any means; they may refer this decision to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-15

…ate has declared to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union that it refuses to exercise such jurisdiction. The Public Prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the execut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Control of training expenditure and activities.

Article L6361-2

The State exercises administrative and financial control over : 1° The vocational training activities carried out by: a) Skills operators; b) Bodies authorised to collect the financial contribution re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-9

…the health professions authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products or to use them in the exercise of their profession is subject to prior authorisation from the Agence nationale de sécurité…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-152

…e and seal of the Registrar who issued them as well as a reference to the place where the Registrar exercises his powers shall be authentic until proven false. Any overwriting, interlining or addition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-20-1

…rovided prior to the meeting. Members may only take part in discussions by telephone conference and exercise their voting rights after identifying themselves by means of a code provided prior to the m…

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