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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

…e an account, in their report, of the performance of the duties assigned to them by articles L. 823-9, L. 823-10 and L. 823-11.The meeting deliberates and decides on all matters relating to the annual…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-31

Physical persons convicted of one of the offences punishable under articles L. 242-27 to L. 242-30 also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-8

Natural persons convicted of the offences punishable under Articles L. 242-5 to L. 242-7-1 shall also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down in ar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

…per month.Interest for late payment is not due when the increases provided for in 1 of article 224, 9 of article 266 quinquies C and 3 of article 284 quater apply.II.In the event that the taxpayer vol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisation of establishments taking samples.

Article L1242-1

…eved elements and products of the human body mentioned inarticle L. 1211-8 and II ofarticle L. 4211-9-1.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-23

…for in the second paragraph of Article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L2641-1

…ences to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose;8° (abrogated)8° bis In Article L. 2192-1, the word "transmit" is replaced by the words "may transmit";9° Article L. 2195-5 is deleted.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-2

…ether owned or enjoyed ; 3° Deferred credit transactions, governed by the loi n° 52-332 du 24 mars 1952 relative aux entreprises de crédit différé lorsqu'elles ne sont pas associées à un crédit d'anti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

…Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments;3° The units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code;4° Derivatives within the meaning of Article 2(1), 29 of Regulation (EU)…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Communication and production of documents

Article L483-5

…sible for the economy to apply the procedure provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 464-9 or the competition authorities of the other Member States and the European Commission to apply a s…

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