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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-48

…w partner occurs at the time of an increase in the share capital, the provisions of articles R. 743-31, R. 743-32, R. 743-33, R. 743-36 and R. 743-42 and the second paragraph of Article R. 743-44 shal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 : Communal share of excise duty on electricity

Article D2333-5

…nce as organising authority for the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224-31, drawn up in respect of the previous year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-21

…rs of the guarantee fund on the basis of the amount of funds not distributed by the professional at 31 December of the previous year for the guarantee concerning the representation of funds and on tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

On expiry of a period of four years from the date of entry into force of law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 on public health policy, the report referred to in article L. 1334-5 is attached to any new r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which UCITS must inform their subscribers and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.The articles of assoc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-15

…e trading platform manager shall report details of position management controls to the Autorité des marchés financiers. The Autorité des marchés financiers shall forward this information, together wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Government commissioners and financial activities auditors

Article D782-19

…he wording resulting from the decreeD. 615-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 615-2No. 2010-291 of 18 March 2010D. 615-3 to D. 615-7n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 615-8no. 2010-291 of 18 March 2010

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Government commissioners and financial activities auditors

Article D783-19

…e wording resulting from the decreeD. 615-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 615-2No. 2010-291 of 18 March 2010D. 615-3 to D. 615-7n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 615-8no. 2010-291 of 18 March 2010

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-52

…al authority's accounting officer presents the Corsican regional authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the operations of the supplementary day.The management…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules governing the use of currency

Article R732-2

Article R. 112-5 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended by Decree no. 2013-232 of 20 March 2013.

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