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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article R251-2

…to the economic interest group. However, the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3 as well as the reports mentioned in Article R. 232-4 are drawn up by the directors to whom the statutory auditor co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2142-40

…ly assisted procreation is to : 1° Systematically monitor all incidents and undesirable effects; 2° Report serious incidents and unexpected undesirable effects to the local correspondent without delay…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Amending and cancelling declarations

Article R6351-9

…ces examined are those corresponding to the revenue appearing in the last educational and financial report sent by the service provider to the Regional Prefect pursuant to Articles L. 6352-11 and R. 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-1

…draft agreement and identify the potential parties. The supervisory board shall, where appropriate, communicate this request to the competent authorities of the subsidiaries concerned. II. - Within fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R772-2

…rs I and II of Title VI of Book V in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° References to Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area do not apply;2° In ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article R772-1

…cation of Chapter I of Title VI of Book V in Saint-Barthélemy:1° References to Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area do not apply;2° In ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L621-1

…d to in II of article L. 421-1 of this code operate smoothly. It helps to regulate these markets at European and international level. It ensures the quality of the information provided by management c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-6

…accounting and valuation rules adopted for the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet of the European System of Central Banks in accordance with Article 26 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-23

The national commission provided for in article L1424-22 is chaired by the Minister of the Interior or his representative. It comprises:- three representatives of the State;- three chairmen of departm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and remedies

Article L261-4

In the event of non-compliance by the beneficiary of the operation with the obligations imposed on it by the Commission de protection de l'accès aux œuvres (Commission for the Protection of Access to…

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