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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-167

I. - In the event that a forest savings company holds at least 50% of the interest shares of a forestry group or a company whose sole purpose is to hold woodland and forests, the second paragraph of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R814-164

If the société de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires does not comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions in forc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial guarantee

Article R1333-162

I.-The supplier provides the financial guarantee provided for in Article L. 1333-15. The guarantee may be provided by the final holder if the latter is himself the beneficiary of a guarantee covering…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-16

Subject to the provisions of article R. 623-44, any application for a plant variety certificate duly filed shall be published in an official bulletin to be issued by the national plant variety authori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-16

The commissioner responsible for the implementation of the plan shall be allocated, in respect of a mission to collect and distribute dividends determined by the plan, remuneration equal to an emolume…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

I.-The person in charge of the special purpose entity refers programmes and projects it receives to the Ethics, Science and Teaching Committee for its opinion, under the conditions set out in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-162

I. - At least 60% of the assets of the forestry savings companies referred to in Article R. 214-161 shall consist of forestry assets comprising :1° Forests and woods ;2° Bare land to be afforested;3°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-16

The committee votes by name. The authorisation is adopted by an absolute majority of the members present, the qualified persons mentioned in 3° of II, 3° of III and 3° of IV of Article L. 751-2 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-16

When, in the context of cooperation with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union exercising powers similar to its own or with the European authorities mentioned in 9° of I of Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-16

In the companies and their establishments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5142-1, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge and the delegated pharmacist(s) or veterinarian(s) must have at least tw…

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