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Showing 841850 of 9169 articles for Art. CE 24-11-2014 n° 352402

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

In the event of silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-24-62

…n particular, the SICAV's articles of association or the fund rules ;2° An annual report in accordance with Article L. 214-24-19;3° A half-yearly report covering the first six months of the financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-43

The management company is required to make the declarations stipulated in articles L. 225-126 and L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. Articles L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-4

…e fund's regulations or articles of association, the units or shares issued by the specialised finance vehicle may give rise to requests for redemption by their holders or shareholders and the debt se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1

I. - The allowances voted by the municipal councils of municipalities with at least 100,000 inhabitants for the actual performance of the duties of municipal councillor are at most equal to 6% of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-24-1

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15°: Transactions in the capital of companies with public shareholdings

Article 1136

Transactions carried out by the State and governed by Title III of Ordinance no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance and capital transactions of companies with public shareholdings d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-33

…new shares may be temporarily suspended by the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the officers of the simplified joint stock company, when exceptional circumstances so require and if the int…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-22

When the AIF acquires, disposes of or holds shares in a company whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

…the injuries referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 are attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, the College of Experts…

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