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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-36

…or a limited liability company, public limited companies for low-cost housing mentioned in the L. 423-1-1 of the same code may issue non-voting securities. These securities are redeemable only in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-3

If the bench of the Court of Revision and Reconsideration considers that the case is not ready for hearing, it shall order that additional information be provided by one or more of its members for the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance.

Article R243-3

I.-The amount of cover provided by the insurance contract(s) referred to in article L. 243-9 must cover the persons referred to in articles L. 241-1, L. 241-2, L. 242-1 and L. 242-2 up to a minimum am…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-3

…article are applied, the Minister for the Economy may authorise the body referred to in article L. 432-2 to :1° Examine guarantee applications jointly with one or more credit insurers involved in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-36

…anial form shall continue to be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 3211-17 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons. However, by way of derogation from t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Hearings

Article R532-32

…st thirty days before the day on which the case is due to be heard.For cases covered by Article L. 532-7 where the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons wa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-3

…e, the importer and the distributor, are defined by this Regulation, in particular in Articles 10, 13, 14, 82, 83 and 84. In addition, any healthcare professional or appropriately trained staff workin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R221-3

…out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the inter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-39

…judice to the agreement concluded between the lawyer and the judge under Article 10 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, the State may enter into an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-38

I. - For the application of III of article L. 2334-40, the representative of the State in the department will enter into an agreement with the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal…

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