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Showing 421430 of 30105 articles for Art. Décret 2015-1763 du 24-12-2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-248

…s' equity to a value at least equal to half the share capital or, subject to Article L. 224-2, to reduce its share capital by the amount necessary to ensure that the value of the shareholders' equity…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-24

Any investment service provider other than a portfolio management company whose registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-24

…L. 622-26, the time limits only run from the date of notification of this decision; they are then reduced by half. Creditors holding a published security or bound to the debtor by a published contract…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-24

…he tax administration department designated by decree no later than fifteen days after the date scheduled for their adoption.The amount of the communal share allocated to the inter-communal syndicate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…rovided for in the previous paragraph. No conviction may be handed down solely on the basis of procedural acts carried out by investigators who have benefited from the provisions of this article and w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX ter: Declaration of overseas investments

Article 242 septies

…benefits provided for in articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C, 217 undecies, 217 duodecies, 244 quater W, 244 quater X or 244 quater Y may only be exercised by companies listed in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-24

…g a public function ; - fraud; - breach of trust; - violation of a burial site or breach of respect due to the dead; - theft; - indecent assault or sexual assault; - concealment; - intentional assault…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXa: Declaration by management companies of venture capital mutual funds, professional investment funds, partnerships and venture capital companies

Article 242 quinquies

…ies and of a sexies of the I of article 219.III. - A decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets out the procedures for applying the reporting obligations mentioned in I and II.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

I.-The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may oppose the execution of a transaction that has not yet been executed, of which it has become aware as a result of information communicated to it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-3

The agreement provided for in Article L. 1233-24-1 may not derogate from :1° The employer's obligation to provide training, adaptation and redeployment in application of article L. 1233-4;2° The gener…

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