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Showing 38413850 of 21410 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 Sept. 2022 – no. 19-26203

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-36

…on is capped. Participatory securities are negotiable. For the application of the Article 26 of law no. 78-741 of 13 July 1978 relating to the orientation of savings towards the financing of companies…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-133

The maximum period of suspension of the possibility of obtaining equity securities by exercising rights attached to securities giving access to the capital, provided for the application of Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-90

The 60% and 51% quotas mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-37 are met on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period mentioned in article L. 214-42. In the event…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article R532-32

In the case provided for in Article L. 532-33, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall participate, with the competent authorities of the other possible reference Member States, in the joint procedu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-24

The Supervisory Board meets at least twice a year, when convened by its Chairman or at the written request of one third of its members, stating the reasons for the request. It must be convened, within…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

…he latter is liable to disciplinary sanctions taken under the conditions set out in articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-22

…his proportion reaches or falls below the thresholds of 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% and 75%. I of article L. 214-24-21 applies to an AIF or its management company which acquires, without control, a holding in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-5

…s referred to in Article L. 532-9, which provide the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 or register the units or shares of the undertakings for collective investment they manage in re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-24

The activities covered by the agreement provided for in article R. 1261-21 may not be a source of profit for the parties. The terms and conditions of the financial participation of entities outside th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue.

Article R5132-22

…renewal(s) may only be carried out within the time limit for treatment mentioned in article R. 5132-21. Dispensers are required to carry out renewals in accordance with the procedures defined in artic…

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