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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2-1

…ies or the issue of new shares or debt securities may be temporarily suspended by the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the company's senior managers, when exceptional circumstances so requi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-1-1

I. - List of acts performed by the trainee pursuant to article A. 811-25 : - mission of assistance to the debtor in safeguard or receivership proceedings; - mission of supervision of the debtor in saf…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special provisions for road traffic accidents occurring in mainland France, the overseas departments and the territorial collectivity of Mayotte.

Article A421-1-1

Compensation for damage to property from the guarantee fund may not exceed €1,300,000 per claim.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-130

…prevent the implementation, in agreement with the user, of any other protective measure appropriate to each case under consideration, such as isolating workers by means of clothing, gloves, headgear o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-19-1

…th option in civil matters, lasting five hours, has as its object the processing of a file relating to one of the missions likely to be entrusted to a judicial administrator registered with the mentio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons required to report to the public prosecutor

Article L561-1

Persons other than those referred to in Article L. 561-2 who, in the exercise of their profession, carry out, control or advise on transactions involving movements of capital, are required to report t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO RESIDENCE IN FRANCE

Article L822-1

…ble by one year's imprisonment, a fine of €3,750 and three years' disqualification from French territory for a foreign national residing illegally in France to refuse to submit to fingerprinting and p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-1

…upon their declaration:1° Natural persons having the status of traders, even if they are required to be registered in the national register of companies;2° Companies and economic interest groupings…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-19

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique acts on referral from sworn agents approved under the conditions defined in Article L. 331-2 who are appointed by:- regularly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to an account

Article L312-1

I. - All individuals and legal entities domiciled in France are entitled to open a deposit account with the credit institution of their choice, provided they do not have such an account in France:1° A…

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