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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-23

…statements, the consolidating company may use, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 123-17, valuation rules set by regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables, and intended: 1° To val…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Reciprocal participations.

Article R233-19

The notice sent to a company, pursuant to Article R. 233-17, is brought to the attention of shareholders by the report of the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Chairmen, as the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Retention period for data entered in the register and procedures for deleting them

Article R53-21-22

…ncerned; d) When informed of a deletion decision taken pursuant to articles R. 53-21-11 to R. 53-21-17.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article R440-1

…their opinion at least five business days before the expiry of the periods provided for in Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-18

…the registrar and which includes the amendments mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 521-17 as well as the same information as that provided for in I of Article R. 521-9.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-66

…ties of the administrator whose appointment is provided for by article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers. Dismissed partners may n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article R563-5

…by an order issued after consultation of the CNIL pursuant to I of article 26 of amended law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D784-2

…ting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no. 2010-218 of 3 March 2010

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-382

…ioners who have reached the age of entitlement to a retirement pension as set out in article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code and who have completed a period of insurance under all basic pensio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-429

…tioners who have reached the age of entitlement to a retirement pension as set out inarticle L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code and who have completed a period of insurance under all basic pensio…

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