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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-11

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds all the shares representing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Counting of votes and declaration of results (R)

Article R1112-11

For a referendum decided by a department, a census commission, sitting in the departmental capital, totals the results recorded at the level of each commune as soon as the polling closes. It comprises…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declarations

Article R1333-111

I.-The declaration referred to in articles R. 1333-109 and R. 1333-110 must be submitted to the French Nuclear Safety Authority before the nuclear activity is carried out.II - If a nuclear activity me…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Investigations and identity checks

Article A36-11

…is published, must be included on the medium. The operating systems used may evolve as long as they maintain their compatibility with each other, in accordance with the instructions given by the Direc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R822-118

…cordance with the rules decided by the Compagnie nationale. The list provided for in Article R. 822-114 lists the sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 ter

…ded, in terms of reciprocity, by means of agreements to be concluded between the tax authorities of mainland France and those of the communities concerned. These agreements apportion the taxation of p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-4

…rm him or her of his or her right to make statements, to answer questions put to him or her or to remain silent, as well as the rights mentioned in Article 113-3, and proceed with the formalities prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Accounting provisions

Article L214-110

The audit is carried out by one or more statutory auditors. The statutory auditors shall bring to the attention of the Autorité des marchés financiers any irregularities or inaccuracies they discover…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-11

Deeds having the effect of modifying or annulling the published rights of the debtor and the creditor, such as, in particular, the assignment, the granting of a right of exploitation, the assignment o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Admission

Article L552-11

Without prejudice to article L. 345-2-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, in the event of refusal or abandonment of the accommodation offered in application of this chapter, the asylum…

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