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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-7

…rs or to convene them to any general meeting is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros for any manager…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-4

…rs or to convene them to the general meeting is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.It is a criminal offence for the directors of an investment firm or portfolio managemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-1

…e prohibitions set out in article L. 524-4 shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. Any person who fails to comply with the prohibition laid down in article L. 524-5 shal…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-23

…verhaul or substantial development of a website dedicated to international sales, up to a limit of €30,000 per company every three years;2° 50% of expenditure relating to digital promotion, up to a li…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-5

…ions mentioned in I of article L. 513-10-8, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The same penalties shall apply if, in the course of their duties, a healthcare professional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-9

…r of voters. The rules governing its validity are those set out in article L. 2232-12. The rates of 30% and 50% mentioned in the same article are assessed at the level of the college of journalists.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…28Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-29Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-30 Decree no. 2014-545 of 26 May 2014 R. 4126-31Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-32De…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-2

…public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, under the conditions of II of article L. 5211-30. In both cases, the compensation provided for in I of D of the article 44 of the Finance Act for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1

I. - In order to ensure shareholder equality and market transparency, the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) sets the rules for public offers of financial instruments issu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…simplifiées Article D. 227-1 Decree no. 2020-101 of 7 February 2020Article D. 227-3Decree no. 2017-630 of 25 April 2017Chapter X Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated marke…

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