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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-109

The chairman, chief executive officers, members of the management board of a company, natural persons or legal entities exercising in this company the functions of director or member of the supervisor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-104

Shareholders' meetings are convened in accordance with the forms and deadlines laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. Any meeting that is improperly convened may be annulled. However, an action fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-10

Delivery of the offer obliges the lender to maintain the terms it contains for a minimum period of thirty days from its issue.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-10

The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONTENTIOUS PROCEEDINGS

Article L614-10

The foreign national may ask the president of the administrative court or the magistrate appointed for this purpose for the assistance of an interpreter and communication of the file containing the do…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-10

…is convened by the mayor. It indicates the items on the agenda. It is recorded in the register of deliberations and posted or published. It is sent electronically or, if the councillors so request, se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-10

No burials may take place in churches, temples, synagogues, hospitals, public chapels, and generally in any enclosed and closed buildings where citizens gather for the celebration of their faiths, nor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

I. - The operator of a trading venue may suspend or delist a financial instrument from trading for a specified period of time if the instrument or the conditions under which it is traded no longer com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-10

Members of clearing houses may not invoke professional secrecy in response to requests made by the clearing house for the purpose of monitoring positions and concerning the identity, positions and sol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-103

An order of the Minister for the Economy defines the conditions for application of this sub-section.

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