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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-52

A fonds commun de placement dans l'innovation : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-5

…ional health agencies with territorial jurisdiction under the conditions defined in article R. 1413-59 ; 4° Toxicological expertise at the request of government departments responsible for health safe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-50

The Chairman of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique is elected by the qualified personalities of the Haut Conseil as a whole from among the qualified personalities who are members of the college, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-55

The polling station records the total number of voters and determines the total number of valid votes cast and the number of votes obtained by each list. It shall determine the electoral quotient by d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…tissement de la dette sociale (social debt redemption fund) established byarticle 1 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the redemption of social debt; 3° Units or shares in undertakings…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-5

The recipients of company formalities, mentioned in article L. 123-32 are:

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

…nment. This possibility applies in accordance with the conditions and procedures set out inarticle 15-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This article is also applicable in the context of the impleme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-5

Infringement may be proven by any means. To this end, any person having standing to bring an infringement action shall be entitled to have carried out at any place and by any bailiffs, where appropria…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-50

The purpose of the actuarial function referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 356-18 is, at group level, to coordinate the calculation of prudential technical provisions, to guarantee the ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-5

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles 39 and 40 of Law 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 containing various provisions for adaptin…

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