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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-105

…agenda for the meetings is set by the author of the notice of meeting. However, one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital or a shareholders' association meeting the condi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-16

The maximum allowances voted by the regional councils for the actual performance of the duties of regional councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-1

In public health establishments in Mayotte, the proportion of expenditure covered by compulsory health insurance schemes is financed by an annual allocation. The total amount of these allocations is i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-1

The rules relating to the powers of the Corsican Regional Authority in the field of tourism are set out inarticle L. 4424-31 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, which is reproduced below:…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-1-1

I.-Any announcement of a price reduction shall indicate the previous price charged by the trader prior to the application of the price reduction. This previous price corresponds to the lowest price ch…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-16-1

The affiliation of an association to a federation gives rise to the issue of an affiliation number by the federation, of which the association is the sole holder. As part of the agreement provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-1-1

The National Council is assisted by a member of the Conseil d'Etat with at least the rank of Conseiller d'Etat and with voting rights, appointed by the Minister of Justice; one or more substitutes are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-10-1

At the request of the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire, the president of the court hearing the case may order any appropriate precautionary measure in respect of the assets of the de jure or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19-1

Where the company's recovery so requires, the court, at the request of the public prosecutor, may make the adoption of the plan subject to the replacement of one or more of the company's directors.To…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17-1

I.-Any company that falls underArticle 1 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy and meets the following cumulative conditions may apply for "social utility solidarity ent…

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