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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-4

…will be communicated to the recipient bodies mentioned in the order provided for in article R. 123-16. > II. II-Applications for the authorisations referred to in 2° of I of article R. 123-1 include…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…ted; 5° In article L. 411-4, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 6° In article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-37

…hen the Board is convened to carry out the transactions referred to in Articles L. 232-1 and L. 233-16 and unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association, the internal regulations may st…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…ection 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006, allocated t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 8

…years from the victim's coming of age. Public prosecution of the offences mentioned in Article 706-167 of this Code, when they are punishable by ten years' imprisonment, as well as that of the offenc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-8

…ded for by the articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-22 à 222-33-1,223-3 et 223-4,223-15-2,225-16-2,312-1 à 312-9,313-1 à 313-3,322-1 to 322-4and 434-3 of the Penal Code when they are committed b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

…vacancy of a post that cannot be immediately filled under the conditions provided for by Law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, Law no. 84-53 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-184

…and positions they hold in the company by controlled companies within the meaning of Article L. 233-16;-of the number and price of shares subscribed or purchased during the financial year by the compa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204

…declarations. Requests for clarification and justification provided for in the articles L 10 and L 16 du livre des procédures fiscales as well as the proposed rectifications mentioned in Article L 57…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 279 bis

…een subject to at least two of the prohibitions provided for in the article 14 of law no. 49-956 of 16 July 1949 on publications intended for young people ; 2° Pornographic theatrical performances, as…

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