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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11-1

In order to promote their recovery, rehabilitation or social reintegration or if external measures are necessary, persons undergoing psychiatric care in application of Chapters II and III of this Titl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to medical auxiliaries.

Article L4381-1-1

Where the province of Quebec grants the right to practise their profession on its territory to holders of evidence of formal qualifications allowing them to practise in France the professions referred…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R310-10-1

…gs referred to in Article L. 310-10-1 are treated in the same way as undertakings having their registered office in a non-Community State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-10-1

At the request of the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire, the president of the court hearing the case may order any appropriate precautionary measure in respect of the assets of the de jure or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-19-1

…and decide that the voting rights attached thereto shall be exercised, for a period that it shall determine, by a court-appointed agent appointed for this purpose. Similarly, it may order the sale of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to a private-sector body by agreement or convention.

Article R5427-1

Pôle emploi provides the social security bodies with the information they need to guarantee the social rights of those receiving replacement income.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Removal for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1241-1

…cts from a deceased person may only be carried out under the conditions set out in Section I of Chapter II of Title III of Book II of this Part.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-14

The Articles of Association contain the valuation of the contributions in kind. This is done in the light of a report appended to the Articles of Association and drawn up, under his responsibility, by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-13

Payments are evidenced by a certificate from the depositary drawn up, at the time the funds are deposited, on presentation of a list of shareholders showing the sums paid by each of them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-12

Where no public offer is made, or where a public offer mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, the provisions of subsection…

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