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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-2

…r than €50 million;the transaction does not fall within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings. II.-Where at least tw…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L286-2

…placed by references to the locally applicable social assistance scheme; 4° References to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-2

…placed by references to the locally applicable social assistance scheme; 4° References to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 260

This list comprises, for the Assize Court of Paris, one thousand eight hundred jurors and, for the other Assize Court jurisdictions, one juror for every one thousand three hundred inhabitants, althoug…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-31

…dures applicable to the coordinated assessment procedure described in Article 78 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017; 2° The conditions applicable…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

I.-Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 175

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-38

…to shares in the company and the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the exercise of voting rights attached to shares in the company s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-19

…al rights of individuals with regard to personal data within the meaning of Chapter V of Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to beneficiaries of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-38

When the holder of a popular savings passbook account ceases to meet the condition mentioned in 4° of article R. 221-33 for the second consecutive year, the holder must request that the account be clo…

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