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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-24

Any deliberations of the shareholders' meeting are recorded in minutes which indicate the date and place of the meeting, the surname, first names and capacity of the chairman, the surnames and first n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholder default.

Article R228-25

The entry of the defaulting shareholder is automatically deleted from the company's register of registered shares. If the shares issued are in registered form, the acquirer is registered and new certi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-5

The charges mentioned in article LO 6271-4 are compensated by the transfer of taxes, the global operating grant instituted by article L. 6264-3, the global grant for school construction and equipment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-5

The charges mentioned in article LO 6371-4 are compensated by the transfer of taxes, the global operating grant instituted by article L. 6364-3, the global grant for school construction and equipment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-12

Subject to compliance with the provisions of articles LO 6471-4, LO 6471-10 and LO 6471-11, amendments may be made to the budget by the territorial council, up to the end of the financial year to whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-68

…numérique; 2° Financial, banking and credit institutions; 3° Groupement des Cartes Bancaires "CB"; 4° Social organisations mentioned in the Social Security Code and the Rural and Maritime Fishing Cod…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R341

…nation à une peine de réclusion criminelle à temps n'excédant pas dix ans: 5.03 euros (600 F CFP); "4° D'un arrêt de condamnation à une peine de réclusion criminelle à temps excédant dix ans ou à une…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable in the event of non-compliance with house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-20

In accordance with the provisions of articles 141-2 and 142-8, if the person under investigation voluntarily evades the obligations of house arrest with electronic surveillance, the investigating judg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article D214-206-1

…of the managing partners with general authority to bind the company with respect to third parties; 4° The date of incorporation and the term of the company; 5° the conditions and procedures for colle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article D440-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, when requiring that a clearing house be subject to authorisation by the European Central Bank as a credit institution within the meaning of Articl…

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