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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-87

…of association of a société civile de placement immobilier or a société d'épargne forestière to be formed by public offering are drawn up and signed by one or more founders. The initial capital must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-3

…g the removal of tissues, cells or products from a person's body in return for payment, in whatever form, is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros. The same penalties shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-16-1

…ll send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4221-16, in the form of certified information. They shall also send it, in the same form, the list of pharmacy inter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-15-1

…15 send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4311-15 in the form of certified information. They shall also send it, in the same form, the list of students likel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-10

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the information contained in the database covers the current year, the two preceding years and, as may be envisaged, the following…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-1

The patent application shall be made in the form and under the conditions laid down in this Chapter and specified by regulation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-3

The securities mentioned in article L. 2253-2 are held in registered form or represented by registered certificates.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1364

Proof of a legal act may be pre-constituted by a writing in authentic form or under private signature.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports federations

Article A131-3

The regulations of delegated sports federations are made available to the public in electronic form throughout their period of validity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-4

The communauté de communes is formed either without a fixed term or for a term determined by the decision instituting it.

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