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

Article R422-25

The deliberations of the members are subject to the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978. The General Meeting may only validly deliberate if at least three quarters of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article D783-9

I. - The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article D784-9

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-2

…pation existing within the meaning of article L. 2361-4 insofar as it refers to article L. 2351-6 ; 3° The number of seats on the special negotiation body allocated to each Member State, calculated in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1767

1. Companies that fail to comply with the requirements set out in article 243 bis are liable to a tax fine equal to 5% of the amount of income concerned, which may not exceed €750 per distribution. Co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-3

In case of necessity and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 803-2, the person may appear the following day and may be held for this purpose in specially equipped court premises, provided that t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R50-38

…hat the State administrations mentioned in article R. 50-52 may directly query the file pursuant to 3° of article 706-25-9. The model for this document is drawn up by the Minister of Justice. If the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-31

…intended for human consumption, or chemical parameters have recently been investigated or detected; 3° An unforeseen and exceptional situation has arisen with regard to a resource already used for the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing applications

Article L434-10

…when approached by the administrative authority, may issue an opinion on the condition mentioned in 3° of article L. 434-7. This opinion is deemed to have been given on expiry of a period of two month…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-2

…0-3 declaring that they have not been subject to the prohibitions provided for in Article L. 500-1; 3° Certification by the persons referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 54-10-3 that they possess suf…

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