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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-146

…judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-149

Where the company's consent is obtained under the conditions set out in articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and 10 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, the transferee shall apply to the National Commi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-145

One or more court-appointed administrators may constitute, among themselves and with the persons mentioned in B of I of the article 5 and at 1° and 3° of I of the Article 6 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 De…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-147

The Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline shall be informed of any changes to the list of partners and to the amount of their capital participation.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

…ment with the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959, are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 2 of Article 119 bi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-14

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies shall keep a record, including the document or documents approved by themselves and their clients, setting out the rights and obl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-141

Permission is granted to staff representatives and alternates on the committee and, where applicable, to experts called to take part in meetings, to enable them to attend meetings simply on presentati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-140

Committee members are given every opportunity to carry out their duties. They shall be provided with all documents and papers necessary for the performance of their duties no later than eight days bef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inspection of permanent electrical installations

Article R4226-14

The employer shall carry out an initial inspection of the electrical installations when they are put into service and after they have undergone structural modification, in order to ensure that they co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L743-14

I.-Subject to the adaptations in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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