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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information for holders

Article L224-7-1

…hey have subscribed to during their lifetime. The online service mentioned in III of article L. 161-17 of the Social Security Code provides access to this information at any time. A directory is creat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-36

…s of the same issuer when the latter is a socially responsible company mentioned in article L. 3332-17-1 of the Labour Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-21

…s referred to in article L. 6332-2 is not concluded, the expenditure referred to in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed the minimum amount referred to in the third paragraph of I of article D. 6332-18.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95

…visory board, as the case may be, may exceed the number of eighteen provided for in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-69, for a period of three years from the date of the merger set at Article L. 236-4, b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Suspension of sentence under article 720-1-1

Article D147-4

…provided for in l'article 712-6. To this end, he may issue the warrants provided for by Article 712-17.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-1

…00 for a legal person shall be imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 on addressing unjustified…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212

…n the sixth paragraph of II of this article in its wording prior to the entry into force of law no. 2018-1317 du 28 décembre 2018 de finances pour 2019, not charged at the close of the last financial…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-61

…f the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017; b) No later than 24 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority, within the meaning of Article 67(1) of Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of declarations.

Article R123-91

…n respect of a natural or legal person, registered in the register of companies and whose centre of main interests or domicile is situated in that State, shall be submitted by the person who is appoin…

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