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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-19

…shment of a European Economic Interest Grouping, to the formalities provided for in Articles A. 123-18, A. 123-58 and A. 123-75. In addition to the documents provided for in Article A. 123-58, the doc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-35

…ble to persons admitted to follow the second year of the traineeship provided for in article R. 321-18 (5°).

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4411-73

…le IV and Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-2

…ctly on a building or civil engineering site, are only subject to the provisions of article R. 4534-18 concerning the examination of equipment, machinery, installations or protective devices on sites…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-19

…ntioned in I and in 6° and 7° of II of Article R. 6213-17 as well as in 3° to 9° of Article R. 6213-18.The central director of the armed forces health service or his representative takes part in the w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-4-2

…rom their supervisory authority, bodies governed by public law within the meaning of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedur…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-3

…he conditions laid down in Article L. 714-5 or, in the case of a European Union trade mark, Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017; b) Or that there were valid reasons for its non-use…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-1

The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 532-18, the first paragraph of Article L. 532-18-1 and Articles L. 532-19 and L. 532-20 are applicable to management companies established in anothe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L157-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories in the wording resulting from ordonnance n°2020-1733 du 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67

…58 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, articles L. 227-13 to L. 227-16, L. 227-18, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 233-8 and L. 441-14 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to socié…

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