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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conservatory measures.

Article R622-4

…ist the assets that it may request to be repossessed under the conditions set out in article L. 624-19. This list is appended to the inventory. Where applicable, where it is not registered in the Trad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-1

…f the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC.C. - For the purposes of this section, the words "inside information" mean inside informa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

For an economic operator within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-8

…of article L. 162-22 of the Social Security Code, article 33 of the Social Security Funding Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1199 of 18 December 2003) does not apply to the funding of the group, with the except…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

…ment and renewable energy production equipment acquired or manufactured by companies from 1 January 1977 that appear on a list drawn up by joint order of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article L551-2

…is appended to the latter, pursuant to the third paragraph of article 2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-24

…nt service provider other than a portfolio management company whose registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin and whi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to systematic internalisers

Article L533-32

A systematic internaliser is an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company which, on an organised, frequent, systematic and substantial basis, deals on own account by execu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-11

…nds. Clauses in agreements entered into before the date of publication of the loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques which have not been transmitted to the Autor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Transfers of public and ministerial offices

Article 724

…re subject to a registration duty determined in accordance with the tariff provided for in Article 719 (1). Registration duty is levied on the price expressed in the deed of transfer and the capital o…

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