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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-10-1

When the parallel import application concerns a proprietary veterinary medicinal product which has already been the subject of a parallel import authorisation, and the proprietary veterinary medicinal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-1

…es cannot obtain the production, communication or transmission of the documents referred to in articles L. 221-7, L. 223-26, L. 225-115, L. 225-116, L. 225-117, L. 225-118, L. 225-129, L. 225-129-5, L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

I. - The provisions of Chapter IV of Title II of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-134

Articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-68, the second paragraph of article L. 225-131, articles L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, L. 232-2 and L. 232-10 of the French Commercial C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-7

The management and administration of the société européenne are governed by the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-139

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the information that must appear in the reports provided for in articles L. 225-129, L. 225-135, L. 225-136 and L. 225-138, as well as in the reports pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

Professionals registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-1 or those established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

I.-An Ordinary General Meeting is held at least once a year, within six months of the end of the financial year, unless this period is extended by court order. If the Ordinary General Meeting has not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-214

Shares owned in breach of articles L. 225-206 to L. 225-208 and L. 225-210 must be sold within one year of their subscription or acquisition. On expiry of this period, they must be cancelled.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-118

The right to disclosure of documents, provided for in articles L. 225-115, L. 225-116 and L. 225-117, also belongs to each of the co-owners of undivided shares, to the bare owner and to the usufructua…

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