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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

The Articles of Association may provide that the shares of sociétés par actions or the corporate units of sociétés à responsabilité limitée subject to corporation tax by operation of law or by option…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-2

…on entity; b) which meet the eligibility criteria set out in Article 72a of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2009. 613-48 does not affect the control of the subsidiary by the resolution entity; b) Which meet t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-10

…t is impossible or refused to take biological samples from the biological mother or father, samples may also be taken, with their agreement, from collaterals in the second and third degrees of the mis…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

…on is taken. If the refusal decision is made after the deliberation provided for in article L. 2333-26 of the same code, by which the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax may be introduced, the tax is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation and exchange of information with European supervisory and resolution authorities

Article L632-6-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-8

…Unsecured loans deemed to be in default in accordance with Article 178 of EU Regulation 575/2013 of 26 June 2013 may not be included in the calculation of the coverage ratio. Assets that contribute to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-3

APPENDIX 41-3 LIST OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES D. 4151-26 TO D. 4151-29 Table I List of Sexually Transmitted Infections which may be screened in women and women's male p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

…of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union done at Brussels on 26 May 1997, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 : 1° Any Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-4

…Chapter III of Title II of Book I ; d) Sections 2 to 4 of Chapter IV of Title II; e) Article L. 124-26 ; f) Chapter IV of Title III of Book I; 2° Articles L. 531-1 to L. 531-16 of the Research Code. B…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1411-40

…and programmes arising from it, in particular that provided for in article 92 of Act no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system. It participates in the monitoring and…

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