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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-9

…ts images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No. 247 of 23 October 2019, text No. 15, accessible at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-28

…upon by the company under the conditions laid down in Article 331 of the French Code of Civil Procedure. All the members referred to in Article L. 236-40 who have an interest in the transfer of their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-4

…in contact with foodstuffs and water intended for human consumption, toys, ornaments or cosmetic products.The Minister responsible for radiation protection shall inform the other Member States of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

…elation to the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 31 March of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the amounts of subsidies intended to compensate for the loss of turnover suffered during…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-7

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Equalisation funds

Article 1648 A

I. - From 2013, the departmental business tax equalisation funds existing in 2011 receive a State allocation totalling €423,291,955.From 2017, a reduction is applied to this allocation. For 2017, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-6

…fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 collected by the département in the previous year;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-5

I. - The articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-15 are applicable in French Polynesia, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 relating to involvement in local life and the proxi…

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