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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-15

…members are compromised, the members' meeting, or the general meeting, as the case may be, has the option of pronouncing, by the majority provided for in Article L. 125-10, the exclusion of the perso…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-17

…R. 221-16. It also reminds him of the option open to him to proceed with the amicable sale of the seized assets under the conditions presc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2143-4

…pacity without providing any specific information on this. In the absence of such a statement, this option is not authorised. Economic operators may re-use the Single European Market Document that has…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-9-1

…works and which meet the condition set out in b of 2° of Article R. 2123-1. When making use of this option, the purchaser must ensure that it selects a relevant tender, makes good use of public funds…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L313-10

…id down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The standardised information sheet mentions the borrower's option to take out insurance with the insurer of their choice under the conditions set out in Articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-9

…r, to the shareholder who made the contribution, subject to a balancing payment if applicable. This option is exercised before any other right to a preferential allocation. All or some of the partners…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeals against police judgements

Article 546

…e been awarded, the right to appeal also belongs to the accused and the person civilly liable. This option belongs in all cases to the civil party as regards his civil interests only. In cases prosecu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-1

…ceed a threshold set by decree, they may adopt a simplified presentation of their accounts with the option of recording their receivables and payables only at the end of the financial year. If their a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-78

…ed in this document;3° That, if new resolutions are presented to the meeting, the signatory has the option of expressing in this document either his wish to abstain, or to vote against their adoption,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-72

…shareholder of a company whose shares are all in registered form and who wishes to make use of the option to request the inclusion of items or draft resolutions on the agenda of a meeting may ask the…

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