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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-34

The capital reduction is authorised by the shareholders' meeting ruling under the conditions required for amending the Articles of Association. Under no circumstances may it affect the equality of mem…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 82-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of this sub-section, questions of jurisdiction within a judicial court may be settled before the first hearing by reference to the file, at the request of a pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 411

Whatever the penalty incurred, the accused may, by letter addressed to the president of the court and which will be attached to the record of the proceedings, request to be tried in his absence by bei…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-40

Disciplinary proceedings are initiated by the Delegate for Sports Agents, who investigates the case in accordance with the adversarial principle. The person being prosecuted is notified of the complai…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 324

1. (a) As far as circumstances permit, seized goods and means of transport shall be taken to and deposited at the Customs office or post nearest to the place of seizure. Where there are several Custom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12

…ce company may not be held liable for any financial loss suffered by other creditors as a result of maintaining its commitment during this period.The credit institution or finance company is not oblig…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article L231-1

A cinematographic work may be exploited in the form of videograms intended for sale or rental for the private use of the public after a period of four months from the date of its release in cinemas. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-105

The 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 co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-51

Full members of staff and non-full members of staff who have completed at least twelve months' service under contracts signed during the last two years on the date of the ballot and who are working in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

The dispensing of corrective lenses is subject to the existence of a valid prescription by a doctor or an orthoptist. When corrective lenses or contact lenses are dispensed for the first time followin…

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