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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe.

Article D214-178

The initial capital of a SICAF may not be less than €8 million.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Notifications and information

Article A233-1

The percentage provided for in article L. 233-8 is set at 5%.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R591-14

…the collectivity; 2° Article R. 521-7 does not apply; 3° In the second paragraph of Article R. 521-8, the word "other" is deleted; 4° In Article R. 521-9, the words ", or where his or her fingerprint…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-10

…For the medicinal product undergoing the trial, the information mentioned in 4° of Article R. 5141-8 ; 4° For a reference medicinal product, the information mentioned in 5° of Article R. 5141-8; 5° F…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Members of ship and racehorse or stallion co-ownerships

Article 61 A

Les résultats à déclarer par les copropriétés mentionnées aux articles 8 quater and 8 quinquies are determined under the conditions laid down for sole traders subject to the actual profit system, befo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-3

The appeal provided for in Article 18 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 shall be lodged by reasoned application by the Public Prosecutor, filed at the registry of the Cour de cassation; it shall be dir…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-2

Sports federations are constituted in the form of associations, in accordance with the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or, in the departments of Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Mo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-16

…the same head of loss and within the limits provided for inarticle 31 of the aforementioned law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985. They must act within two years of the claim for payment of benefits.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-63

…institutions. They may receive deposits from any natural or legal person. They must grant at least 80% of their loans to their members, their members' members, cooperative societies, mutual benefit s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-18

…conditions provided for in article 4 of article 59 of Council Regulation (EC) n° 1435 / 2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society, the possibility to provide in the artic…

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