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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-15

In article L. 145-26, the words: "to the departments" are replaced by the words: "to French Polynesia".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-1

I.- Foetal medicine refers to medical practices, in particular clinical, biological and imaging practices, aimed at the diagnosis and prognostic evaluation and, where appropriate, the treatment, inclu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-124

Any share converted into a bearer share or transferred in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inherita…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-11

…r during its existence, preference shares may be created, with or without voting rights, with special rights of any kind, on a temporary or permanent basis. These rights are defined in the Articles of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees.They also apply to1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ;2° Public administrative establishments when they…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-10

Occupation of a plot of land included within the protection perimeter for the purposes of carrying out the work provided for in article L. 1322-8 may only take place by virtue of an order issued by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-10

When a legally practised nuclear activity becomes subject to one of the regimes mentioned in Article L. 1333-8 as a result of a change in the conditions of application of that article and without the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique

Article L1445-1

I. - For the application of the provisions of this Code in Martinique, the reference to the Martinique Regional Health and Autonomy Conference replaces the reference to the Territorial Health Board.II…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-14

The balance sheet of the individual limited liability entrepreneur or, where applicable, the document or documents resulting from the simplified accounting obligations provided for in the second parag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-11

A lessor who, without being opposed to the principle of renewal, wishes to obtain a change in the lease price must, in the notice provided for in article L. 145-9 or in the response to the renewal req…

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