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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R22-10-1

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market are required to have a website in order to meet their obligations to provide information to their shareholders.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-1-1

In Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L951-1-1

In article L. 123-11-3, references to the Consumer Code and the Labour Code are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to natural or legal persons brought together in the same premises, under the same name, in order to operate, in accordance with common rules, their business or the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-1

…ered by any credit institution authorised to receive sight deposits from the public and which has entered into an agreement to this effect with the State.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1 : Application for a cinema licence

Article R211-1

…orks of an advertising nature and works or documents serving a major national cause or of general interest, a cinematographic exhibition licence is requested for a work or document that has been previ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation to operate a venue

Article R212-1

The application file for authorisation to operate a cinematographic entertainment establishment in respect of a cinema includes, in addition to the approval or the application file for approval of thi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decisions that may be taken at any stage of the procedure

Article R721-1

In the event of an asylum application being rejected, the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall inform the competent Prefect of the documents…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1399

…basis of assessment of property tax on built properties, the rental value of the motive power of waterfalls and their facilities used by licensed hydraulic companies or with a power greater than 500…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519

…nd by explorers of oil and combustible gas mines. This royalty applies to coal extracted on foreign territory and brought to light by wells and installations located in France.This royalty does not ap…

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