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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…y ask the statutory auditors of persons whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market for any information on the persons they control. The statutory auditors of the persons referred t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capacity

Article 1146

The following are incapable of contracting, to the extent defined by law: 1° Unemancipated minors; 2° Protected adults within the meaning of article 425.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1241

…ppealing against judgments ruling on a protective measure with regard to a person of full age runs: 1° With regard to the protected person of full age, from the notification provided for in Article 12…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262-0 bis

…s transaction exempt from value added tax under the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of 2° of I of article 262, by transmitting to the administration, by means of an electronic data interc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L823-6

…cted under Articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 or L. 823-3 are subject to deportation from French territory:1° For a maximum of ten years, in the event of conviction under Articles L. 823-1 or L. 823-2;2° Per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-57

…nvestment fund known as a "feeder general-purpose investment fund" may stipulate that all of its assets are invested in shares or units of a single FIA, known as a "master FIA", or a single UCITS, kno…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1-1

…e following may also be entered on the list of qualified persons provided for in Article L. 421-1 : 1° Subject to meeting the diploma requirements of 1° and 2° of Article R. 421-1 and provide evidence…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-1

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1 and the authorities responsible for coordinating their actions are empowered to provide each other with any information and documents required…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1051

Sont soumis à une imposition fixe de 125 € : 1° Les transferts de biens de toute nature opérés entre organismes d'habitations à loyer modéré, sociétés anonymes de crédit immobilier ou leurs unions et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article L424-8

…tioned in 1 or 2 of II of Article L. 211-1 traded on a small and medium-sized enterprise growth market may only be traded on another small and medium-sized enterprise growth market if the issuer has b…

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