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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of sale

Article L3512-14

It is prohibited to sell, distribute or offer free of charge packets of fewer than twenty cigarettes and packets of more than twenty cigarettes that do not consist of a number of cigarettes that is a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-14

The two departmental councils for doctors and midwives may hold joint meetings under the joint chairmanship of their respective chairmen.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-14

Pharmacists may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which awarded them. He must indicate the place and establishment where he obtained it.In cases where the eviden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-14

Councils are elected by a majority of the members present or having voted by post or electronically.A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the composition of the various councils and disciplin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-14

A dental assistant who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the acti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-14

A dividend increase of up to 10% may be granted by the Articles of Association to any shareholder who can prove that, at the end of the financial year, the shares have been registered in his name for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-14

The draft terms of merger shall be submitted to the bondholders' meetings of the merged companies, unless the said bondholders are offered redemption of the securities upon simple request on their par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-14

I. - In the absence of clauses in the articles or of an express agreement between the parties, the liquidation of the dissolved company shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-14

Commercial courts may, after death or cessation of business, and in all other cases of necessity the assessment of which is submitted to them, authorise the sale by wholesale auction of goods of any k…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The impact of transactions

Article L481-14

To set the amount of the contribution that a co-debtor may recover from the other joint and several co-debtors, the judge shall also take into account all compensation already paid by the co-debtors p…

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