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Showing 54715480 of 41666 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-4

…p registered in France whose home port is located in the district, maritime pilots exercising their duties in a port located in the district, civil aviation pilots domiciled in the district and exerci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-4

…at birth and first names of each of their children for whom a contribution to the maintenance and education of the child has been fixed in the form of a maintenance allowance, in whole or in part in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-47

For the assessment of the 60% quota set out in I of Article L. 214-30 : 1° The numerator is made up of the subscription or acquisition price of the securities or rights in the portfolio and the book v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-4-1

…ithout selling alcoholic beverages between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. within the meaning of article L. 3331-4.A change in the person of the owner or manager or a change in the location of the public house mus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-4

…registration of the shares in the name of the registered intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-4 on behalf of the shareholder, by midnight (Paris time) on the second business day preceding the Ge…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…r 2023, create activities in the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance

Article R1322-44-1

The operator shall immediately inform the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who will immediately inform the Prefect, of any incident that may have consequences for public health, particu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-4

…) A presentation of how the project will be financed and the projected operating account or budget; 4° An assessment file containing : a) A statement of the objectives set by the applicant, relating i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-47

…shall transmit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in accordance with the procedures defined by it, the information relating to commitments with these undertakings.II. - The expos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Public buy-out offers and squeeze-out

Article L433-4

…he Autorité des marchés financiers sets the conditions applicable to the offer and squeeze-out procedures in the following cases:1° When the majority shareholder(s) of a company whose registered offic…

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