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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-37

…Where applicable, that it assigns to its professional activity, pursuant to the first paragraph of II of Article L. 526-17, separate assets from their personal assets, indicating the information prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-103

…General Meeting is convened by the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be. II.-Failing this, the General Meeting may also be convened: 1° By the statutory auditors; 2° By an a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-18

…and, where applicable, sanitation charges in application of the articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-6.II. - At least six months before the end of the delegation contract, the delegatee shall send the de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-6

…ance and reinsurance undertakings in the group ; 2° Subject to the application of the provisions of II: a) Where, in the case referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the participating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VIII : Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis

Article L5218-9

…the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan council.Territorial conferences of mayors defined in 5° of II of article L. 5211-11-2 may be convened.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4234-35

…training as well as to the rector of the academy in which the pharmacist teaches, where applicable. II.-The Conseil national de l'ordre informs the director of the Union nationale des caisses d'assura…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68

…alth and Social Security and, where the application concerns a medicinal product mentioned in 1° of II of the aforementioned Article, to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-1-1

…set out in I ofarticle L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code, is exempt from the apprenticeship tax. II - The rate of apprenticeship tax is set at 0.68%. However, this rate is set at 0.44% for establis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L3312-4

…anced budget of the investment section is assessed taking into account payment appropriations alone.II. - If the departmental council so decides, the allocations for operating expenditure include comm…

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

Article L5211-28-1

…to I of D of article 44 of the Finance Act for 1999 (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) and 2° bis of II of article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003…

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