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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 C

…urities mentioned in I of article 150-0 A may, if the proceeds of the disposal are invested, before 31 December of the year following that of the disposal, in a cash subscription to the capital of a c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

…h and knowledge dissemination organisations under a research collaboration contract concluded until 31 December 2025. B.-The research organisations mentioned in A meet the definition given by European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-157

…aid down in the fund rules or articles of association.II. - Notwithstanding 1° of article L. 214-24-31, the fund rules or articles of association of a specialised professional fund may provide for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-77

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than five offices as a member of the supervisory board of public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. By way of derogati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-67

A natural person may not hold more than one office as a member of the management board or sole managing director of public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. As an e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to payment account services held by credit institutions

Article L312-23

…résolution for the players mentioned in the first paragraph of this article and to the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for the players mentione…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-14

The Board of Directors is convened by its Chairman as often as the smooth running of the institution requires and at least three times a year. A meeting may be convened at the request of one of the su…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

The Board of Directors, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the laboratory. In particular, it deliberates on: 1° The general conditions of organisation and operation of the laboratory;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-3

The proposed transfer to another Member State of the European Community of the registered office of a société européenne registered in France, as provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 229-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-2

…ional fund may only dispose of unmatured or lapsed loans that it has granted after the Autorité des marchés financiers has approved a specific programme of operations submitted by its management compa…

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