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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-1

The declaration with a view to the registration of the association or the registration of any amendment to the articles of association is made at the court registry by a member of the association's ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-7

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The definition of the shared medical project provided for in II of Article L. 6132-2 ;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-280

In the event of changes to the information or justification made pursuant to Article R. 123-279, the person registered in the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-8

Consolidation requires: 1° The classification of the assets and liabilities as well as the expense and income items of consolidated companies according to the classification plan used for consolidatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6264-3

En application de l'article LO 6271-5, une dotation globale de fonctionnement est instituée afin de contribuer à compenser les accroissements nets de charges de la collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy rés…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-4

I. - The regime of incompatibilities concerning councillors to the Martinique Assembly remains applicable to a councillor to the Martinique Assembly who resigns because he accepts the office of execut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article D1111-5

The election of the representatives mentioned in article D. 1111-4 takes place by post.The ballot papers are sent or deposited at the prefecture of the department, in accordance with the procedures la…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-10

In application of Article L. 692-10, in the context of proceedings similar to receivership or judicial liquidation with continuance of business, the application for authorisation of redundancies is fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-29

When gametes or germinal tissue are transported, they are accompanied by a document that cannot be separated from the primary packaging. It contains the following information 1° A copy of the import o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-9

I. - The general meeting elects from among its members an executive committee which comprises at least a chairman, a treasurer and a secretary, a deputy secretary, and at least, for the union grouping…

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