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Showing 12811290 of 45101 articles for Art. 151 septies B · CSS Art. L 131-6

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Articles of association

Article L512-67

Credit institutions which change their status to that of a cooperative bank must, within one year of their authorisation, comply with the provisions of articles L. 512-61 to L. 512-64, failing which t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors

Article L512-64

The Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board comprises, in addition to ten representatives of the members, five representatives of the staff of the cooperative bank, including at least one manager,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-6

The obtaining, use or disclosure of a business secret shall also be deemed unlawful where, at the time of obtaining, using or disclosing the secret, a person knew, or ought to have known in the circum…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

I. - Taxation of capital gains derived from the sale for valuable consideration or redemption of shares in an open-ended investment company or units in a mutual fund, as well as from the dissolution o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-6

For the application of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-6

Any foreigner guilty of the offences defined in article L. 8256-2 may be banned from French territory for up to ten years or permanently, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-30 t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-6

As stated in Article 511-19 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19.-I.-The fact of carrying out a study or research on the human embryo:1° Without having first obtained the written consent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

I. - In the event of a withdrawal of cash from an account defined in article L. 221-32-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the net gain referred to in 2 ter of II of article 150-0 A of this code is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-6

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 4161-5 shall incur, in addition to the fine set…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Falsifications

Article L451-6

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L 451-1 to L. 451-4 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Article 131-…

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