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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-4

…The priority dividend may not be less than either the first dividend referred to in Article L. 232-16 or an amount equal to 7.5% of the paid-up capital represented by non-voting preference shares. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-7

…ons under which it is implemented do not comply with the fundamental principles set out in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code, the ethical principles set out in this Title and those set out in Titl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-14-2

…easures provided for in Article R. 561-14.II. - For the contracts mentioned in 1° of Article R. 561-16, the identification provided for in the first paragraph of the policyholder or insured party and,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-38

…ribution and assignment of staff is carried out in accordance with the provisions of article R. 123-16 of the same code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

I.-With effect from 2020, a national fund shall be set up to equalise the transfer duties on immovable property collected by the départements pursuant to Articles 1594 A and 1595 of the General Tax Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…owners of the built property; 2° For the private portions of buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-16, the owner or owners of the private portion; 3° For the buildings referred to in article R. 1334-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-2

…nistrative authority referred to in II of Article R. 713-1 shall make available to the public, from 16 July to 25 August inclusive, in each registry of the court of first instance with jurisdiction in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-18

…n or by his counsel within eight clear days of receipt of the summons referred to in Article R. 824-16. It must state the reasons for the challenge and, where appropriate, be accompanied by supporting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R1442-22-8

…hen referring a case to the Commission or its Chairman pursuant to Articles L. 1442-13-3 or L. 1442-16, the Minister for Justice or the First President of the Court of Appeal in whose jurisdiction the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A22

The commission provided for in Article 16 (2° and 4°) of this code issues an opinion on the lists mentioned in 4° of Article A. 21 of the same code within a maximum of four months after the date of th…

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