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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Product presentation

Article L3513-19

Unless otherwise provided, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular those relating to Articles L. 3513-6 and L. 3513-7, as well as t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Division of commercial companies

Article L236-19

Articles L. 236-2 to L. 236-7 are applicable to demergers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Dissolution

Article L5842-19

The articles L. 5212-33 and L. 5212-34 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-19

Any sum paid by the association mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code in application of Articles L. 143-11-1 to L. 143-11-3 of the same code gives rise to a declaration to the tax author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-19

The deliberative assemblies are kept informed as soon as they meet of the opinions formulated by the regional audit chamber and of the orders issued by the representative of the State in application o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-19

…s up statements of claims under the following conditions: 1° For the claims referred to in Articles L. 3253-2 and L. 3253-4, within ten days of the judgment opening the proceedings; 2° For other claim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-19

Articles L. 1336-5 to L. 1336-9 of this code are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-19

This article applies to undertakings for collective investment created in accordance with Article L. 160-10 of this Code, the units or shares of which constitute a unit of account in a life insurance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-19

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 123-54, the tariff of formalities for filing and transferring the declarations and recording the particulars referred to in this section and for filing and tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-19

…ed, in part or in full, in accordance with the procedures laid down for its preparation in articles L. 4251-13 à L. 4251-16.

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