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

Article R22-10-39

The provisions of articles R. 225-153 to R. 225-155 and R. 22-10-38 do not apply to transactions carried out pursuant to article L. 22-10-62.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-3

The administrative secretariat is provided under the conditions laid down in the second and third paragraphs of II of Article 83 of the above-mentioned Decree of 20 November 2020.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-35-4

The controller of connection data requests or, where applicable, his deputy, receive an allowance the amount of which is set by order of the ministers responsible for the economy, the budget and the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-35-1

I.-The request for authorisation to disclose the connection data referred to in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 621-10-2 shall specify for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-35-2

Data transmitted by telecommunications operators is collected and stored until it is destroyed, in accordance with procedures designed to guarantee confidentiality.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deferral and forfeiture

Article D1435-36-2

The sums notified by the regional health agencies corresponding to the commitment authorisations used up are prescribed in application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 1435-10 for the benefit of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deferral and forfeiture

Article D1435-36-1

The amount of carryover is determined in terms of commitment authorisations and payment appropriations within the limit of the ceiling, provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1435-10, dete…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure with negotiation

Article R2124-3

The contracting authority may award its contracts using the procedure with negotiation in the following cases:1° When the need cannot be met without adapting immediately available solutions;2° When th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 11 and 12, paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Refusal and subordination of sales and services

Article L121-11

It is prohibited to refuse a consumer the sale of a product or the provision of a service, unless there is a legitimate reason for doing so; It is also prohibited to make the sale of a product conditi…

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