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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Collective decisions.

Article 1854-1

…n the acquired company. However, one or more shareholders of the acquiring company holding at least 5% of the share capital may apply to the courts for the appointment of an agent for the purpose of c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-6 (art R322-29)

…elements of this marking have substantially the same vertical dimension, which may not be less than 5 mm. This dimension may be waived for small-sized equipment.>

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-4

…rvisory board, a resolution board and an Enforcement Committee.With the exception of sections 4 and 5 of Chapter III of this Title and Chapter II of Title I of Book III of the Insurance Code, and subj…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2372-12

…only be awarded to a specific service provider in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2322-5, the purchaser may negotiate the contract for the decoration of public buildings without prior adv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L814-14

…Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the terms and conditions for applying articles L. 811-7-1 and L. 812-5-1, in particular the rules applicable to the settlement of disputes arising in connection with the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-49

…nt application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (4°, 5°, 6° and 8°), the applicant is notified of the decision and the reasons for it. The notification s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Account overdrafts

Article R312-34

The statement of account provided for in article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-13

…ion in lieu of notice and compensation for dismissal, to the damages provided for in articles L. 1235-2 to L. 1235-5 in the event of termination of the employment contract.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conservatory measures.

Article R641-14

Articles R. 622-2 to R. 622-5-1, excluding article R. 622-4-1, are applicable to the judicial liquidation procedure. The liquidator exercises the functions devolved to the mandataire judiciaire by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-4

…nic device, sheet no. 4 is not used and can be destroyed. In all other cases, slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, used to record the deposit and signed by the ticketing officer, are also signed by the offender,…

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