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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…file of perpetrators of terrorist offences for the duration of their obligations under Article 706-25-7 ; 16° Persons entered in the automated national judicial file for perpetrators of sexual or vio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-41

…eme no. SA.57299 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C(2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.56985 for business support authorised by th…

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

Article L233-24

…from complying with the accounting rules laid down by Articles L. 233-17-2 to L. 233-23 and L. 233-25 for the preparation and publication of their consolidated financial statements.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…on for his decision or bear any costs other than those provided for in Articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25. The period mentioned in the first paragraph runs from the day: 1° Of the conclusion of the contr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

…Articles L. 623-17 or L. 623-20, the applicant must justify that the conditions of l'article L. 623-25 sont remplies. The president may authorise the bailiff to make any useful observations with a vie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-3

…tice given to him of the decision in the forms provided for, as the case may be, in Articles R. 611-25, R. 611-41, R. 621-7 ou R. 645-19.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-2

…authority referred to in II of Article R. 713-1 shall make available to the public, from 16 July to 25 August inclusive, in each registry of the court of first instance with jurisdiction in commercial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2352-13

…s a proportion of the total number of employees employed by the participating companies of at least 25% in the case of a European Company formed by merger, and of at least 50% in the case of a Europea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-1

…re the legal persons defined in e) of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020. They shall be authorised, under the conditions laid down in this regulation, by the Au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R512-1

…7 on the status of cooperation, are required to undergo the cooperative audit mentioned in articles 25-1 to 25-5 of this text when the average number of employees at the end of each of two consecutive…

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