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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-54

If the company refuses to agree to the transfer, it has a period of six months from the date of notification of its refusal to notify the member, in one of the forms provided for in the first paragrap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-58

Subject to the rules governing the protection and representation of adults subject to a legal protection measure, the provisions of article R. 4381-57 apply to the transfer of the shares of a member w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-53

If a shareholder decides to transfer shares to a third party outside the company, the proposed transfer of shares shall be notified to the company and to each of the shareholders either by registered…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-57

A member who is definitively banned from practising his profession as a result of a final decision has a period of six months in which to sell his shares under the conditions set out in articles R. 43…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-55

Articles R. 4381-52 to R. 4381-54 also apply to the free transfer of all or part of a member's shares by one of the members.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-52

Company shares are freely transferable between members unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association. They may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of the company expre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-59

The period provided for by the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies for the transfer of the shares of a deceased partner…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-5

One alternate member is appointed, under the same conditions as the full members, for each organisation mentioned in articles R. 2272-2 and R. 2272-3, as well as for the local authorities mentioned in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-5-2

The seller shall provide the consumer with the information mentioned in article D. 111-5-1, free of charge, in a legible and comprehensible manner on a durable medium accompanying the sale. The seller…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-5

The term of office for members of both colleges is five years, renewable once. For each of the two colleges, the difference between the number of women and men among the appointed members may not be g…

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