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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article R533-16-0

…as the annual report provided for in article L. 214-23 or the report provided for in article L. 214-24-19, or the report provided for in article L. 533-15, as the case may be. Such disclosure is not c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-30

…ments mentioned in 2° of this I which are the subject of the agreement mentioned in article L. 1233-24-1 are not subject to the consultation of the social and economic committee provided for in this a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Investment certificates.

Article L228-31

…determined in accordance with the procedures set out in 2° of article 283-1-1 of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies (1). The amount of compensation accruing to unidentified holder…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-23

…it meets the conditions required for this purpose by those authorities may, within the territory of mainland France, the overseas departments, the Department of Mayotte and Saint-Martin, establish bra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-A

…an investment service provider operating under the freedom to provide services or with a branch in mainland France, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin is in breach of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-7

…131-8 of the Criminal Code and in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-22 to 131-24 of the same Code;4° A penalty of days' fine under the conditions set out in articles 131-5 and 13…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-25

Without prejudice to Article R. 351-24, the following classifications are applied for the purposes of this section:1° The surplus funds referred to in Article R. 351-21 are classified in level 1 ;2° L…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

…e articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of the same law they may contain, concerning respectively the distribution of shares, the manager…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1

…ensing of the medicinal products, products and articles mentioned in articles L. 4211-1 and L. 5125-24 and, under the conditions defined by decree, of experimental or ancillary medicinal products, and…

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