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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-114

Company shares may not be pledged as collateral. Their nominal amount may not be less than 150 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

…nnelles de mandataires judiciaires are governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-111

The articles of association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. They also state:1° The surname, first names and domicile of eac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-115

Interest shares allocated to contributors in industry are non-transferable. They are cancelled when their holder loses the status of partner for any reason whatsoever.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-109

Two or more natural persons registered on the national list provided for in article L. 811-2 or on the national list provided for in article L. 812-2 may form a professional non-trading company betwee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R2544-1

The provisions of the titre Ier du livre IV de la présente partie.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-1

For the application of the provisions of Part Two to the communes of French Polynesia:1° The references to the prefect and the representative of the State in the department or collectivity, as well as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-14

Article D. 2211-1 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the following adaptation: after the words: of Book I of the Internal Security Code are added the words: in the version ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article R3332-1

The fees to be received for analysis and testing costs in the departmental laboratories are set by the departmental council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Advances (R)

Article R3336-1

The articles R. 2337-1 to R. 2337-7 are applicable to the department and its public establishments.

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