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

Article R228-52

…° The nominal value of the security; 10° The rate and time of payment of interest and other income; 11° The time and terms of redemption and the terms of repurchase of the security; 12° The guarantees…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-123

…es of good conduct and professional ethics applicable to the management company of the undertaking; 11° The foreseeable development of the undertaking's business, at least for the coming financial yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-34

When, in application of Article L. 1142-11, the Commission is considering removing an expert from the national list of medical accident experts on its own initiative, it refers the matter to the Commi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-85

…he or she may at any time request that a doctor check that the procedure described in article R. 57-11 is not harmful to his health. The electronic monitoring device will be fitted within a maximum of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article A37-30

…of the toll due, or the sum due, under the departmental right of way provided for in article L. 321-11 of the Environment Code, specifying that in the absence of an entry permit the amount of toll due…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A53-1

…eral directors of the regional health agencies; 10° The departmental directors of social cohesion ; 11° The general director of artistic creation and the general director of heritage and architecture…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article R1527-1

…egional systems does not apply;10° The reference to the High Authority for Health is not applicable;11° References to any provision of Books I and II of Part Six of this Code do not apply, with the ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-17

…he property is the seat of the family dwelling and belongs in its own right to one of the spouses); 11° Number 73 (seizure of fruits); 12° Number 77 (notification to the debtor of the assignment of cl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Municipal finances.

Article D2573-61

I. - The consultative commission for assessing the burdens of the communes, provided for in Article 11 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the Statute of Autonomy of French Polynesia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-17

…he turnover of the company concerned determined in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 621-11, according to the following scale: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TURNOVER TRANSMISSION COSTS No employees 6…

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