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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-18

…ed that the mere publication of the articles of association is sufficient to constitute such proof. Clauses in the articles of association limiting the powers of the managing partners that result from…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-4

When the guarantee fund takes responsibility, on behalf of the company in liquidation, for the settlement of the losses mentioned in articles L. 211-1 and L 242-1, the first paragraph of III of articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-19

I.-In application of article L. 4425-3, the President of the Corsican Executive Council presents an annual report to the Assembly of Corsica on the situation with regard to equality between women and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…use Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC ;2° Has recommended that another perso…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-25

For the purposes of 1° of Article L. 531-24, a country is considered to be a safe country of origin when, on the basis of the legal situation, the application of the law within the framework of a demo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R654-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the superior administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands; 2° References…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation procedure

Article R1110-11

…appropriate, a record of the hearing is drawn up by the authority and forwarded to the Conciliation Commission.The secretariat of the Conciliation Commission will summon the parties to a conciliation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 16

…ominatively designated by order of the ministers of justice and the interior, after the assent of a commission;3° Inspectors general, active police deputy directors, controllers general, police commis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings

Article 706-56-2

…secure telecommunications system, to the judicial authorities only.Members of the multidisciplinary commission on security measures, experts and persons entrusted by the judicial authority or the pris…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 F

…is rate will be reduced to the level applicable to hydroelectric power stations, for power stations commissioned after 1 January 2021. The date of commissioning means the date of the first connection…

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