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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-11

…hority mentioned in Article L. 462-9-1 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 2020/1784 of 25 November 2020 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-10

…itution of classes of affected parties and the preparation of voting operations, an emolument which may not be less than an amount set by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3, as well as another…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…32-21to L. 232-23, the accounting documents mentioned in these same articles and in articles L. 232-25 and L. 232-26 ; 4° For the companies and entities mentioned in 1° of article L. 561-45-1 of the M…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-36

…e or the individual certificate of participation in the Defence and Citizenship Day for those under 25;4° The certificate(s) proving fulfilment of the prerequisites laid down by the decree creating th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-24

…France, and depending on the authorisation it has received there, any electronic money institution may carry on its activity in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, May…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-15

…f the exempted company under the conditions and within the time limits provided for in Articles R. 225-88 and R. 225-89 ; if they are drawn up in a language other than French, they shall be accompanie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-5

…f 19 June 2008, No. 2015-1281 of 13 October 2015, No. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, and No. 2017-631 of 25 April 2017, with the exception of Articles R. 1244-1 and R. 1244-6, and subject to the adaptation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies G

I. - Insurance and reinsurance companies may set aside tax-free provisions to meet exceptional expenses relating to operations that cover risks due to natural elements, atomic risk, civil liability ri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-3

…g items:1. However, preference shares as defined in article L. 228-11 of the French Commercial Code may be issued only if they meet the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy, r…

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