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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sole sub-section: Conditions for holding office as a member of the committee of the syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle.

Article R5332-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-100

…ransfer or purchase them, in accordance with the provisions in third paragraph of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. This period may be renewed by the Minister of Justice at the request…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 217

Except in the case provided for in Article 196, the parties' lawyers are notified of the judgments within three days by registered letter. In the same way and within the same time limits, the parties…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-9

A company that has issued non-voting preference shares is prohibited from amortising its capital. Repayments made prior to the full redemption or cancellation of the non-voting preference shares may b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance provided by the agency on its own behalf

Article R515-9

…States of the priority solidarity zone determined by this committee pursuant toarticle 3 of decree no. 98-66 of 4 February 1998 creating the Interministerial Committee for International Cooperation a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R224-5

TYPICAL FORM FOR WITHDRAWAL PRECIOUS METAL PURCHASE (The font size used may not be smaller than a 12-point font size) (To withdraw, you can use this model withdrawal form or any other unambiguous writ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-107

…of turnover suffered in 2020 less the amount of aid received in respect of 2020 pursuant to Decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 relating to the solidarity fund for businesses particularly affected b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177

If the investigating judge considers that the facts do not constitute a felony, misdemeanour or contravention, or if the perpetrator has remained unknown, or if there are insufficient charges against…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5

…of health and maternity insurance benefits in kind and of the supplementary cover introduced by law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover, his/her consent alone is required.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-98

As from the date of issue of securities giving access to the capital, the company called upon to allot these securities may not change its form or purpose, unless authorised to do so by the contract o…

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