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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-14

I. - When a credit institution is designated in application of article L. 312-1 to open an account for a person subject to a measure freezing funds and economic resources, it shall seek prior authoris…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-14

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of Article L. 22-10-8 presents the following information, relating to all corporate officers: 1° The way in which it respects the company's interests and co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1

…receipt of the complaint shall be drawn up in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 801-1 and the receipt and, where applicable, a copy of the report may be sent to the victim as soon as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-14

Any shareholder has the right, at any time, to obtain, at the registered office, a certified copy of the Articles of Association in force on the day of the request. The company attaches to this docume…

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

Article R225-140

In all the cases mentioned in articles R. 22-10-37, R. 225-139 and R. 228-91, the number of shares under option is adjusted so that the total subscription or purchase price remains constant. However,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-14

Where the applicant is a direct or indirect subsidiary of an investment firm or credit institution that does not have its registered office in France, it is also required to provide precise informatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-4

…uthorised not to be identified by their first and last names in the procedural documents defined in 1° and 2° of this I that they draw up or in which they intervene, when the revelation of their ident…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-11

The European arrest warrant is a judicial decision issued by a Member State of the European Union, known as the issuing Member State, with a view to the arrest and surrender by another Member State, k…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-146

…hing a liquid and payable claim may be authorised, under the conditions provided for in Article 706-144, to initiate or resume civil enforcement proceedings against the property, in accordance with th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

…ith the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959, are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 2 of Article 119 bis inso…

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