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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-1

Any holder of shares in a company may give a commitment to all of the company's employees to share with them part of the capital gain on the sale or repurchase of his shares on the day he sells or rep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-1

The regulated fees applicable to the services of judicial commissioners, court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents and notaries are governed by this Title. Also governed by this Title are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Acceptance.

Article L511-15

The bill of exchange may, until maturity, be presented on acceptance to the drawee, at the place of his domicile, by the bearer or even by a simple holder. In any bill of exchange, the drawee may stip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-1

The Competition Authority issues an opinion to the Minister of Justice, who is its guarantor, on the freedom of establishment of notaries and judicial commissioners. It makes recommendations to improv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-26

In the absence of a declaration within the time limits provided for in Article L. 622-24, creditors shall not be admitted to distributions and dividends unless the official receiver relieves them of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article L814-3

The purpose of a fund with legal personality and managed by the contributors is to guarantee the reimbursement of funds, effects or values received or managed by each court-appointed administrator and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-3

To be registered on the list of statutory auditors, a company must meet the following conditions: 1° The majority of the company's voting rights are held by statutory auditors or firms of statutory au…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article R331-20

I.-A referral sent to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique by a rights holder under the conditions provided for in I of Article L. 331-27 shall be made by register…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-7

I.-Any online platform operator mentioned in I of article L. 111-7 specifies the referencing, dereferencing and classification procedures in a specific section. This section is directly and easily acc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

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