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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-79-1

…each of the innovation mutual funds and local investment funds set up by the management company concerned has subscriptions totalling less than 5 million euros and if all the private equity funds ref…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: CONSIDERATION OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS

Article L530-1

In accordance with article L. 240-1, the provisions of this Title apply to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II, with the exception of 1° of article L. 531-27.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure

Article R321-33

The accused organisation is summoned to appear before the Enforcement Board, in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 321-27, at least thirty clear days prior to the meeting..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-117

The company or its liquidator is exempt from inserting in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements the notices and deeds provided for in articles 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29 of Decree no.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-187-1

…225-194 and article L. 225-197 remain applicable as they stood prior to the publication of the loi n° 2001-152 du 19 février 2001 sur l'épargne salariale jusqu'à l'expiration d'un délai de cinq ans à…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R261-2

…ded as follows: "1° Electronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique. "4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-16

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés s'exercent auprès de la direction…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

The classification of resorts that took place prior to the date of entry into force of this section, set by VII of Article 7 of Law no. 2006-437 of 14 April 2006 containing various provisions relating…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-59

…n of judicial administrator or that of judicial representative. Subject to the provisions of décret n° 2017-794 du 5 mai 2017 relatif à la constitution, au fonctionnement et au contrôle des sociétés p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-31

…l not lose the benefit of their employment contract. Their remuneration as employees may not be reduced as a result of exercising their mandate.

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