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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-180

I.-Options may be granted, under the same conditions as in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 above: 1° Either for the benefit of members of the salaried personnel of companies or economic interest gro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-18

…s covered by Chapter III of Title IV of Book I, the rate determined using the tables mentioned in b may not be lower than that which would result from the use of the appropriate tables mentioned in a.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article D214-188

…of unitholders and ensure that they are treated equally, the fund rules or articles of association may, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 214-146, set a ceiling on redemptions of units o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Funds open to non-professional investors.

Article D214-184

…the interests of unitholders and ensure equal treatment, the fund rules or articles of association may, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 214-141, set a ceiling on redemptions of units o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-14

…hin one month of the day on which he was given formal notice to take a decision. This formal notice may not itself take place before the expiry of the period provided for in the title "Inheritances" f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-18

…State, the person concerned shall, except in cases of force majeure, be automatically released and may no longer be claimed for the same cause. An appeal on grounds of ultra vires against the decree…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-18

…external placement or home detention under electronic surveillance, the sentence enforcement judge may, after consulting the public prosecutor, order the suspension of the measure. Failing the advers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6252-18

…hments, in matters falling within the authority's remit. Within this framework, the local authority may join a public body governed by foreign law or participate in the capital of a legal entity gover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6352-18

…r public establishments, in matters falling within the authority's remit. Within this framework, it may join a public body governed by foreign law or participate in the capital of a legal entity gover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6461-18

The territorial council may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans…

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