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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6-1

…isstatements identified and the circumstances of their occurrence indicate that other misstatements may exist which, in aggregate with the misstatements identified, could be material; or. b) The aggre…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-1

…However, if the Articles of Association so provide, the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board may decide to allocate allowances to its members, within the limits set by the General Meeting, and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-8

…purpose, under its articles of association, is to defend or assist sick, disabled or elderly people may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of discrimination punishable under the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-33

…the articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that, during a takeover bid, the measures provided for in I and II of the same Article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…s, shall implement the appropriate and proportionate powers and measures defined in Articles 14 and 16 of the same Regulation and may empower agents for this purpose, without prejudice to the duties a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-3

…the last paragraph ofarticle L. 8241-1 and under the conditions set out in this article, a company may make its employees available on a temporary basis to a young company or a small or medium-sized…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-2

May apply for their registration with mention of the commercial speciality on the list mentioned in Article L. 811-2 to the national registration and disciplinary commission, ruling on their applicati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-17

…e ethics, scientific and educational committee of the body reception facility of this establishment may re-examine the project. This second committee shall assess the dossier, particularly in the ligh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

…e same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-11 with the exception of its 5th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

…t of receivership or compulsory liquidation, the employer, administrator or liquidator, as the case may be, who envisages redundancies, implements a redundancy plan under the conditions set out in art…

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