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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-12

In the case of the European Cooperative Society referred to in Article L. 2363-11, the terms of involvement referred to in Chapter I of this Title are determined under the following conditions: 1° Wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-1

…comprises fifty-eight members elected for six years by the full members of the departmental councils.These members are distributed as follows1° One pair per territorial jurisdiction of the following…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-110

The articles of association of the association must provide that :1° The members of the board of directors or the supervisory board of the association must be chosen from among the managers, directors…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-160

…mation of the mutual insurance group companies referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 is subject to the provisions of articles R. 322-46 and R. 322-52 of this code. II - The signator…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-16

The purpose of managing the performance of public works contracts is :1° Ensuring that the execution documents and the works in progress comply with the provisions of the studies carried out;2° Ensuri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-19

…he same proviso, a subsidiary or participating interest may be left outside the consolidation when: 1° The shares or units in that subsidiary or participating interest are held solely with a view to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-10

…trol of the company are deemed to be acting in concert. II.-Such an agreement is presumed to exist: 1° Between a company, the chairman of its board of directors and its general managers or the members…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-1

…only result from an express provision of this Book or of the laws governing the nullity of contracts. In the case of sociétés à responsabilité limitée and sociétés par actions, the nullity of the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-11

…spouse or co-tenants and of their prior information about the rights of the creditors mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 526-12 on the affected assets. The same joint or undivided property or the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The Paris - Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-11

…itorial chambers of commerce and industry and shall exercise all the powers set out in articles L. 711-1 to L. 711-4.

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