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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-3

…variable capital constituted in the form of a limited liability company or a public limited company and operating in accordance with the provisions of Book II, Title III, Chapter I. They are governed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
ANNEX 1-3 (ANNEX TO ARTICLE A. 131-1)

Article Annexe 1-3

…French Commercial Code, under the terms of which: "No one may be entered on the list of sworn merchandise brokers of a court of appeal unless he fulfils the following conditions: 1° Be French or a na…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-3

…ing to retirement benefits defined by a decree of the ministers responsible for the economy, labour and social security respectively, which govern the activity of this institution. As soon as the inst…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-3

The balance sheet value of the shares and units referred to in 6°, 7° to 7°c of Article R. 332-2 and of any other security not admitted to trading on a regulated market may not exceed 30% of the dispe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Urban policy allocation

Article R2334-36

…ed in the last paragraph of I of article L. 2334-40 is a function of a synthetic index of resources and charges, made up for each commune:1° Of the ratio between the financial potential per inhabitant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-3-1

Each year, the insurance undertakings, provident institutions and associations referred to in I of article L. 132-9-3 publish the number and outstanding value of unpaid contracts, each in respect of i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1-1-3

The undertakings referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1 and in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 which reinsure the commitments referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1 are subject to the provisions of Arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-3-1

…group companies may specify a raison d'être, consisting of the principles which the company adopts and for which it intends to allocate resources in order to carry out its activity.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-35

…orary basis, in one or more instalments, with a view to transferring all or part of the commitments and assets of a person subject to a resolution procedure, in compliance with competition rules, unde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

…s membership of a national or international network whose exclusive activity is not statutory audit and whose members have a common economic interest. Where applicable, it shall also inform the Statut…

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