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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-29

When a partner intends to withdraw from the company in application of article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, he shall notify the company of hi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-28

Articles R. 6223-26 and R. 6223-27 also apply to the transfer free of charge of all or part of its shares by one of the members.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-26

I.-Unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association, shares in the company may be freely transferred between members, in accordance witharticle 20 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-27

If the company refuses to agree to the transfer, it has six months from the date of notification of its refusal to notify the shareholder, by any means that provides proof of the date of receipt, of a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 289

Goods placed in free zones may be subject to:1° Loading, unloading, transhipment or storage operations ;2° Handling as provided for in article 153-1 above;3° Processing, working or additional labour,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2063

…ained in a writing that specifies:1° Its term;2° The subject matter of the dispute;3° The documents and information necessary for resolving the dispute or putting the dispute in order and the procedur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20

…e 20-1, the following are judicial police officers: 1° Members of the national gendarmerie, other than volunteers, who do not have the status of judicial police officers;2° Civil servants in the activ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-26

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 123-13, natural persons who have opted for or are automatically subject to the simplified real income tax regime may enter in the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-2

…French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The act of diverting information gathered on a person by means of an examination of their genetic characteristics from their medical or scientific research pur…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book IV: Securities

Article 2286

A right of retention on the thing may be exercised by:

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