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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Operating rules.

Article D214-32-10

The initial capital of a SICAV may not be less than €300,000.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Investigation

Article R2333-120-43

The Commission may order any investigation it deems appropriate.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-13

The contract is for a maximum of five years; it may be revised by amendment.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

…isks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regional secure detention court may, by the same decision and after an adversarial hearing during which the person is assisted by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

…eneral Meeting, acting on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the Statutory Auditors, if any, may authorise the Board of Dire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-4

…sdiction, a practice mentioned in the aforementioned articles. Any person demonstrating an interest may ask the court seised to order the cessation of the practices referred to in Articles L. 442-1, L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…responsible for competition and consumer affairs mentioned in article L. 522-1 of the Consumer Code may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of an infringement mentioned in articles L. 5461-9…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-19

I. - A UCITS may not grant loans or act as guarantor on behalf of third parties. It may, however, acquire financial instruments referred to in article L. 214-20 which are not fully paid up. II. - A UC…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5

…more than seven twelfths due to injury or insufficient forecasting of the proceeds of the work, he may request a revision of the price conditions of the contract. This request may only be made in cas…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-17

A sports agent may only act on behalf of one of the parties to the contracts mentioned in Article L. 222-7. The written contract pursuant to which the sports agent performs the activity of bringing to…

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