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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-4

A company, even one in liquidation, may be absorbed by another company or participate in the formation of a new company, by way of a merger. It may also transfer its assets and liabilities by way of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2373-5

If only one form of employee participation exists within the participating companies, this system shall be applied to the company resulting from the cross-border merger, taking into account, for its i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2373-7

Where the applicable form of employee participation consists of recommending or opposing the appointment of members of the administrative or supervisory body, the company committee determines the cond…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R221-1

MODEL WITHDRAWAL FORM(Please complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract.)For the attention of [the trader insert name, geographical address and e-mail address here]:I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-141

The postal voting form allows you to vote on each of the resolutions in the order in which they are presented at the meeting. It gives shareholders the opportunity to vote for or against each resoluti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-17

When a specific request for exoneration form is sent to the offender, it includes the following information:-the remedies available to the offender and the procedures for exercising them;-information…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Furnishings

Article 531

…ferries, ships, mills and baths on boats, and generally all factories not fixed by pillars, and not forming part of the house, are movable: the seizure of some of these objects may, however, because o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-32 ter

When the request is submitted on the portal, the request form is completed online and the mandatory attachments mentioned in article R. 2333-120-31 are downloaded in the order shown on the form. The o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-11-1

…odies and competent authorities are carried out, pursuant to Article R. 123-7 and the conditions of form laid down by the provisions in force, using the following procedures: 1° In the case of informa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-11

…nts or parts of plants included in the pharmacopoeia which appear in the following list may, in the form specified in the list, be sold by persons other than pharmacists: FRENCH NAMES SCIENTIFIC NAMES…

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