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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to joint ventures.

Article R822-108

The formation of a joint venture gives rise to the insertion of a notice in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements at the registered office of the company, if there is one, or at the place…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-11

When the Board, in the formation mentioned in the previous article, considers that the facts are likely to justify the initiation of sanction proceedings, the letter of notification of grievances ment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-103

Subject to the provisions of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-13

When, during the early warning procedure, the statutory auditor's assessment of the satisfactory nature of the management's response or of the decisions taken by them makes special diligence necessary…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions adapting Book VIII.

Article R938-1

For the application in New Caledonia of Title II of Book VIII, the references to the "commission régionale d'inscription", the "chambre régionale de discipline" and the "chambre régionale des comptes"…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I

Article R961-1

I.-The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities.

Article R2521-1

The communes of the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne are subject to the rules applicable to communes subject to the provisions of this chapter and other provisions sp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation.

Article R2561-1

The provisions of Chapters III and IV of Title I of Book I of this Part shall not apply to the communes of the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-10

The Marseille marine firefighters battalion is made up of a headquarters, intervention units, service and support units, training units, including the marine firefighters school, and a health and medi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-12

Administrative or technical staff from the city of Marseille may assist with the administrative and training support tasks entrusted to the military personnel responsible for running the battalion. Th…

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