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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-147-1

…n the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EE…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-2

Whenever a merger, transfer, demerger or any other legal change is envisaged which would have the effect of calling into question an agreement or arrangement, the employers of the undertakings concern…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-12

…nd the accuracy of the settlement calculations;of the supporting documents mentioned in Article R. 821-14-15;-application of the rules of prescription and forfeiture.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14-3

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, of the offence defined in Article L. 615-14 shall, in addition to a fine in accordance wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-21

…the contract notice is sent. This period may be reduced under the conditions set out in Article R. 2161-3 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° Fifteen days in the case of a restricted invitation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-14-1

I.-When a public establishment created on the basis of article L. 4433-14 succeeds a public administrative establishment, all the rights, property and obligations of the public administrative establis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-14

…e supplementary budget.In the event of the signature of a city contract defined in Article 6 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion, the metropolis shall…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-6-1

Where an authority of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area responsible for the prudential supervision on a consolidated basis of a group c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-14-1

…r own tax status may decide to entrust the latter, under the conditions provided for by article L. 5211-17, with the implementation of the provisions relating to the training of elected representative…

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