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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-24

…ing permission to build residential premises on all or part of one of the properties referred to in 2° of article L. 145-1. In any event, this right of repossession may only be exercised over the part…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-24

…participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall put in place appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet the r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXI: Advertising measures

Article 243 ter

Persons subject to the obligations set out in article 242 ter, who pay income from transferable securities mentioned in 3 of article 158 to persons subject to the same obligations and to bodies or com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to employer groups

Article D6325-24

In order to benefit from the aid provided for in article D. 6325-23, employer groups must sign an agreement with the Prefect. This agreement specifies: 1° The forecast number of support measures eligi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-24

The penalties provided for in Article L. 571-4 shall apply to any person acting either on its own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity and practising as a provider of the services referred to in 1° t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-24

…nd in particular shall: 1° Draw up the electoral lists and rule on any complaints relating thereto; 2° Receives and registers candidatures; 3° Controls electoral propaganda; 4° Distribute the document…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Registration, amendment, deletion and filing requirements

Article R123-240

Unless otherwise provided, any person referred to in article L. 123-36 or any third party legally or judicially authorised may request: 1° An amending entry in the National Register of Companies withi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-24

When employers make the payments mentioned in 2° of article L. 6241-4, the subsidies taken into account for the year in respect of which the apprenticeship tax is due are those paid to apprentice trai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-24

The premises mentioned in article R. 4227-22 as well as those in which substances or preparations classified as highly flammable or materials in such a physical state that they are likely to catch fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

The standard of ethics "securing the interventions of the statutory auditor-application of the fundamental principles of behaviour", approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: Ethical standa…

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