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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L235-9

…nullity of a merger or demerger of companies shall be barred after six months from the date of the last entry in the Trade and Companies Register made necessary by the transaction. The nullity action…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Multiple copies.

Article L511-76

…that the original has not been delivered to him at his request. If the original security, after the last endorsement which occurred before the copy was not made, bears the clause: "from here on, the e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-46

…n particular those listed as follows, for a minimum period of five years from the date on which the last unit of the model concerned was placed on the national market: a) Backrests, including cervico-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R452-1

…ng that is the product thereof in accordance with the provisions of 5° of article 131-16 and of the last paragraph of Article 131-40 of the Criminal Code.Recidivism is punishable in accordance with ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-25

…the three departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne and proportional to the last known value of fiscal potential.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-13

…provided for in article L. 3332-27, provided that a period of twelve months has elapsed between the last payment of all or part of the suppressed remuneration and the date of implementation of the pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-21

…Armed Forces Central Pharmacy may be authorised to make the hospital preparations mentioned in the last three paragraphs of 2° of the same Article L. 5121-1.II - The provisions of this Title relating…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-6

…in this status in the acquiring company if he has not sold his securities within thirty days of the last publicity measure.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-7

…The provisions of Article L. 5211-21 are not applicable in Fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation procedure by substitution of the Office

Article R1142-63-34

If, at the end of the period provided for in the last paragraph of Article R. 1142-63-30, the persons considered liable by the College or their insurers have not made an offer of compensation to the c…

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