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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-2

I.- Statutory auditors are liable to the following sanctions: 1° Warning; 2° Reprimand; 3° Disqualification from acting as a statutory auditor for a period not exceeding five years; 4° Removal from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

I.-The provisions of II of article L. 412-1 and of articles L. 621-8-1 to L. 621-8-4 are applicable to public offers of the following securities for which a prospectus is drawn up in the cases provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Information on business papers.

Article R123-238

…llowed by: 1° For general partnerships, the words "société en nom collectif" or the initials "SNC"; 2° For limited partnerships, the words "société en commandite simple" or the initials "SCS" ; 3° For…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L836-2

…book in New Caledonia: 1° In Title I, the word: "France" is replaced by the words: "New Caledonia"; 2° Monetary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent value in CFP francs; 3° In Ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L835-2

…in French Polynesia: 1° In Title I, the word "France" is replaced by the words "French Polynesia"; 2° Monetary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent in CFP francs; 3° In Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L834-2

…° In Title I, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in the Wallis and Futuna Islands"; 2° Monetary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent value in CFP francs; 3° In Ar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215

…ued by persons or companies duly established within the customs territory of the European Community.2. Those who have held, transported, sold, transferred or exchanged the said goods and those who hav…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-64

…ic work, the sums invested may not exceed 10% of the estimated cost of that work, up to a limit of €230,000. This limit is raised to €500,000 if the film is an animation. The option for production com…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article D351-2

…he Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The words: "15 euros" are replaced by the words: "1,800 CFP francs";2° The words: "500 euros" are replaced by the words: "59,700 CFP francs";3° The words: "1,000 euros"…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-21

The decision to withdraw registration and the benefit of the provisions of articles L. 7233-2 of the Labour Code and article L. 241-10 of the Social Security Code takes immediate effect. The legal ent…

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