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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-13

…f different genders. If the Council of the Order has an uneven number of members, the member of the last elected pair drawn by lot is considered to be elected. Elected substitutes shall be of the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-3

…as that on which the term of office of the member to be replaced would have ended.In the event of a lasting interruption in its operation or serious difficulties making its operation impossible under…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Opening of a branch and exercise of the freedom to provide services

Article R382-5

…hin a period which shall not exceed six weeks from the date of the communication referred to in the last paragraph of I of Article R. 382-4. If, at the end of this period, the Autorité de contrôle pru…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-7

…lawyers and to the doctor who assisted the victim. This period runs from the date of receipt of the last observations. If the victim's injury has not been consolidated, the doctor's report will give a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-79

…live performance. However, this aid is not granted for the production of unitary audiovisual works lasting one hour or less, with the exception of works belonging to the animation genre financed by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-3

…accelerated disposal of goods in stock. Sales take place during two periods per calendar year, each lasting a minimum of three weeks and a maximum of six weeks, with the start and end dates and times…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-78

…himself was sued. Time-barring periods, in the event of legal action, run only from the day of the last legal action. They do not apply if there has been a conviction, or if the debt has been recogni…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-26

…case of debt forgiveness or conversions into securities giving or capable of giving access to capital. Article L. 626-6 is applicable. The preferential right provided for in 2° of III of Article L. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L662-4

…erforms the functions of the social and economic committee, the protection ceases at the end of the last hearing or consultation provided for by the receivership proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-18

…tal fees invoiced for these other services are limited to 70% of the average fees invoiced over the last three financial years for the statutory audit of the accounts and consolidated financial statem…

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