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Showing 67516760 of 31982 articles for Art. 10 May 2017

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…tional reference framework provided for in Article L. 6316-3; 3° The recommendations referred to in 10° of Article L. 6123-5 in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 6123-10; 4° Actions impleme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584

…red to in 3°, 4° and 5° above evidenced by a deed executed or an agreement entered into on or after 10 May 1993, the rates of the tax are set at: FRACTION OF TAXABLE VALUE APPLICABLE RATE (%) Not exce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

I. - A UCITS may not invest more than : 1° 5% of its assets in eligible financial instruments or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-1

…and reinsurance funds, which have drawn up duly approved accounts for the last two financial years, may issue bonds, profit participation certificates and subordinated securities under the conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-18

…in the second paragraph of Article L. 626-5 and in Article L. 626-6. These deadlines and discounts may, where appropriate, be reduced by the court.The court shall approve the agreements to convert to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article A711-1

…committee of the chambers of commerce and industry provided for in article 1 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory establishment of a statute for the administrative staff…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligation to file a draft public offer

Article L433-3

…ment on the European Economic Area, acting alone or in concert within the meaning of Article L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, coming to hold, directly or indirectly, more than three tenths of the cap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…6 of 27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-4 Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 First and second paragraphs of Article L. 2122-5 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…hich public health establishments manufacturing medicinal products industrially on 31 December 1991 may apply for the authorisation provided for in article L. 5124-3;6° The conditions under which the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

…have the effect of depriving the beneficiaries of the exceptions defined in :-2°, e of 3°, 7°, 8°, 10° and 12° of Article L. 122-5; -2°, d and e of 3°, 6°, 7° and 8° of article L. 211-3; -3°, 4°, 4°…

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