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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-7

Publications eligible under 4° of Article A. 822-28-3 are taken into account in the year of their legal deposit. For essays, books and publications of articles, the following two cumulative criteria a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-29

…liquidation proceedings concern a group consisting of a central body referred to in Article L. 511-30 and its affiliates, a single liquidator is appointed for the group consisting of this body and it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Dissolution

Article L22-10-72

The Commercial Court may, at the request of any interested party, order the dissolution of the company if the number of shareholders has been reduced to less than seven for more than one year for comp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 792-0 bis

…ath duties on gratuitous transfers at the rate applicable to the last bracket in Table I of Article 777 ;c) The value of the assets, rights or capitalised income placed in the trust, net of the shares…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

…s constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter represent, as at 31 December 2017, more than 80% of all the technical provisions within the meaning of Title IV of Book III, constit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-29

…gistered office and central administration of the SICAV are located in France.Subject to article L. 214-24-33, the shares of the SICAV are issued and redeemed by the company at the request of subscrib…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Resolution measures

Article R613-73-1

…ure will be confirmed or foreseeable in the near future within the meaning of II of Article L. 613-48 ; 3° The prospect that the resolution entity will or will not be able to meet its minimum capital…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-7-1

…e 225-26 of the French Criminal Code, in 3° of IV and in the second paragraph of V of article L. 1337-4 of the Public Health Code, 3° of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-29

The minimum repayment percentage established under the conditions defined in article D. 312-27 and the minimum maturity amount defined in article D. 312-28 correspond to a monthly repayment schedule.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Investment certificates.

Article L228-30

…ng of a société par actions, or in companies which do not have one, the body which takes its place, may decide, on the basis of the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the cas…

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