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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-19

When the first paragraph of Article L. 1612-1 of the General Local Authorities Code is applied in the event that the Centre's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-19

When the research project is carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation, the Data Protection Committee shall call upon the expertise of at least one practitioner mentioned in the fif…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations.

Article R213-21

The associations referred to in Article L. 213-8 may only be registered in the Trade and Companies Register after a decision to issue bonds has been duly taken by the General Meeting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Valuation of securities.

Article D3324-21

Employees who receive company shares may negotiate the subscription or allotment rights attached to these shares even during the period when they are not negotiable pursuant to Article L. 3324-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-21

Midwives are part of the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2141-10. In this capacity, they take part in the individual interviews mentio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 quindecies

Taxpayers, domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B and who are accommodated in an establishment or in a service mentioned in 6° of I of Article L. 312-1 of the code de l'action sociale e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-19

In each of the departmental commissions for inter-communal cooperation provided for in article L. 5211-42 the number of members is set at 40. This number is increased by one additional seat: a) From a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-19

For the application of II of article L. 228-12, the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall specify the terms and conditions of the buyback, as well as the justifications and me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article R229-19

When the conditions for the formation of the European holding company have been met, each company registered in France that participates in the transaction has a notice stating this inserted in a medi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-194

Unless otherwise stipulated, professional undertakings for collective real estate investment are subject to articles R. 214-81 to R. 214-129.

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