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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article L775-29

…umn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 545-1 to L. 545-5 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 545-5-1Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 545-6Order no. 2007-5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-5

…of the company issuing the securities registered in the plan, referred to in a) of 2 of Article L. 221-32-2, are assessed under the conditions defined in Articles 1, 3, 5 and 6 of Annex I to Commissio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-12

I.-The composition of the affected assets may be relied on ipso jure against creditors whose rights arose after the declaration referred to in article L. 526-7. By derogation from articles 2284 and 22…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…one or more medicinal products not falling within the scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L762-6

…Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 425-1 with the exception of 5° thereof Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 425-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 425-3 and L. 425-4 Order n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-88

In all the cases mentioned in article L. 232-21-1, the Secretary General of the Agency shall notify the interested party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered aga…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-4-2

The tasks entrusted by articles R. 15-33-11 à R. 15-33-13 to the magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities with regard to customs officers are applicable to tax…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1324-5

Failure to include on bottle labels the special information required to appear on them by the authorisation order defined in article L. 1322-13 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-35

…on a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the transfer of shares in the company are unenforceable…

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