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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-14

A dividend increase of up to 10% may be granted by the Articles of Association to any shareholder who can prove that, at the end of the financial year, the shares have been registered in his name for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-47

…ird paragraph of Article L. 225-82.The attendance register may be kept in electronic form; in this case, the register shall be signed by means of an electronic signature that meets at least the requir…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-40

Aid is awarded and its amount is determined, up to a limit of €800,000 per company or organisation, taking into consideration:1° The following general criteria:a) The project's suitability for the obj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-34

…e Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may order any investigative measure he deems necessary and in particular: 1° Carry out any investigation relating to the manufactu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…king conditions. In particular, it may define the guarantees applicable to them in the following areas: 1° Minimum wages ; 2° Classifications; 3° Mutualisation of funds to finance paritarianism; 4° Mu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-7

…one or more trade union sections of representative organisations have been set up, an employer who has not fulfilled the obligation to negotiate on effective wages mentioned in 1° of article L. 2242-1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-2

I.-On the basis of the recovery plan referred to in Article R. 335-1 , or in the absence of communication of this plan within one month of the request, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…enalty a daily fine, which may not exceed €2,500 per day, if the person responsible for the breach has not complied with its requirements by the end of the period set by a formal notice.III. -The amou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Transfers of public and ministerial offices

Article 724

I. - Treaties or agreements having as their object the transfer for valuable consideration of an office are subject to a registration duty determined in accordance with the tariff provided for in Arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…y not exceed €50,000 [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2013-679 DC of 4 December 2013], in the event of opposition to the taking of the copy referred to in A…

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