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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-160

I - The formation of the mutual insurance group companies referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 is subject to the provisions of articles R. 322-46 and R. 322-52 of this code. II - T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-17

…e second by 15%, the third by 30% and the fourth by 25%. However, each of the weighting percentages may be increased or reduced for all the beneficiary municipalities by up to five points under condit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6461-17

The collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6461-14 or observer with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-179

The Extraordinary General Meeting may also authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, to grant to some or all of the company's salaried employees, options giving ent…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Creditors' right of pursuit.

Article 815-17

…ion or management of the undivided property, shall be paid out of the assets before partition. They may also pursue the seizure and sale of the undivided property. The personal creditors of an undivid…

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

Article L227-17

The Articles of Association may provide that a member company whose control is modified within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 must inform the société par actions simplifiée of the change. The latter…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2192-17

Where the contract provides for a procedure to verify the conformity of the services, it may provide that the payment period shall run from the date on which such conformity is established, if this da…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Referral to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-17

…of any committee or that it is inadmissible without any possibility of rectification, the Chairman may reject it by reasoned decision. He may also take note of withdrawals or declare that there are n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-16

…ng that deducted in respect of management fees on the one hand and the provisions of Article L. 324-17 on the other hand; 5° The amount of any income from the exploitation of rights which has been dis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-1

The investigating judge may order, at the request of the person concerned or, with that person's agreement, of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, either the publication in full…

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