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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-1

…located, the national health identifier is the waiting identification number (NIA) mentioned in the last paragraph of Article R. 161-1 of the Social Security Code.II - Any other identifier may only be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-124

The notice provided for in the last paragraph of article R. 225-120 shall contain the following information: 1° The object of the company, stated briefly; 2° The company's normal expiry date; 3° The c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-86

…before the day of the meeting or the date set by the Articles of Association in application of the last sentence of the first paragraph, and unless there are specific provisions in the Articles of As…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-90

…k by the difference between the buyback price and a weighted average of the prices for at least the last three trading sessions preceding the buyback or buyback option and, on the other hand, this ave…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-3

…°, "5%" is replaced by "20%";4° In 4°, "10%" is replaced by "20%";5° 5° is not applicable;6° In the last sentence of the penultimate paragraph, the words: "of the representatives of the public establi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-17

…greement, the elected member concerned in office until the next general renewal provided for in the last paragraph of II of Article L. 1212-1 or appoint a new member in accordance with the procedures…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-32

…those of its local representatives; 6° Financial documents, which must include the accounts for the last financial year, the budget for the current financial year and a balance sheet or statement of m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-4

…ticle, the investigating judge may take a specially reasoned decision not to proceed with the referral. This decision, which may not be appealed, may be included in the judge's order referring the mat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-15

…ce certificate that was valid at the time the offence was recorded; 2° or, if the provisions of the last paragraph of article D. 45-4 of this Code has been applied: a) either a copy of the receipt of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-35

For the application of the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 611-7or the last paragraph of Article L. 611-10-1, the debtor summons the creditor referred to in these provisions before the president o…

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