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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-2

…remain of limited importance in relation to the undertaking's overall activities. When it takes the form of collective social action, the social action mentioned in the first paragraph of this article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-41

…actively solicits mandates, by directly or indirectly proposing to one or more shareholders, in any form and by any means whatsoever, to receive a proxy to represent them at the meeting of a company r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 223 quater

…Article 39, must show the said expenses and charges separately in their accounts, regardless of the form in which they are incurred. Each year, these companies must submit to the ordinary general meet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HH

The shares subscribed for must be in registered form. No single person may hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the capital of a company defined in article 238 bis HE. This last provision is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257 bis

…r partial universality of goods is transferred for valuable consideration, free of charge or in the form of a contribution to a company between persons liable for value added tax, no supply of goods o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-1

…the heir or heirs, or the need to manage professional assets. It is given and accepted in notarial form. It must be accepted by the mandatary before the death of the mandator. Prior to its execution,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810-3

…ccordance with the laws and regulations applicable to these professions, or by the court, or in the forms provided for by the General Code of the Property of Public Persons for the disposal, for valua…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-83

…ration, which may not exceed four months. The operation may be renewed under the same conditions of form and duration. The magistrate who authorised the operation may, at any time, order its interrupt…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transmission of documents by electronic means

Article R232-41-10

…ansmitted electronically, under conditions defined by the Agency: 1° The designation of athletes to form the Registered Testing Pool referred to in article L. 232-15 and compliance with the whereabout…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-34

…s of annex III-6 . The CE marking must be affixed to the PPE-SL in a visible, legible and indelible form for the foreseeable life of the equipment or, if this is not possible due to the characteristic…

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