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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-42

…eal estate investment trust may grant current account advances to the companies mentioned in 2° and 3° of I of article L. 214-36 in which it directly or indirectly holds at least 5% of the share capit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-12

The duties of director are performed free of charge. However, they entitle the holder to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with Decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 laying d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-3

…benefit from facilities designed to allow the same clientele access to the various establishments ; 3° Or are subject to joint management of certain elements of their operation, in particular through…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-32

The association mentioned in 1° of article L. 621-31 is formed by the persons listed in the same 1°, in accordance with the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association. Only persons i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Information and publicity measures.

Article R321-33

…r craftsman when the new goods put up for sale are produced by him; 2° The new nature of the goods; 3° Where applicable, the status of the owner of the goods put up for sale when the latter is the org…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1b: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article D8-3

…f the National Gendarmerie, or, where applicable, the Director General of the National Gendarmerie. 3° The deputies of the managers mentioned in 1° and 2°.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-3

…ex officio the reimbursement by the offending employer of all or part of the unemployment benefits; 3° Proof of receipt of the formal notice referred to in article R. 1235-2; 4° The reason, nature and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-33

I.-The owner or, if an agreement so provides, the operator of establishments open to the public belonging to one of the categories mentioned in article D. 1333-32 has the radon activity measured:1° In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

Payments due under the safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings are stopped before the closure of the proceedings. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 663-13 and R. 663-31, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4113-35

…members ; 2° In the case of doctors, the qualifications and specialities practised by each of them; 3° The term for which the company is formed; 4° The address of the registered office; 5° The nature…

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