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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16-1

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share denominations issued in breach of this sub-section are suspended until the situation is rectified. Any vote cast or dividend paid during the su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article R225-14-1

For the application of I of article L. 225-8-1, the decision of the founders not to appoint a contributions auditor, and any document relating to the description and valuation of the contributions, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-177-1

Any site authorised for medical care and rehabilitation activity includes :1° One or more rooms dedicated to rehabilitation, adapted to the nature of the care provided and the therapeutic project impl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Supervision of the operator of a physical activity or sports establishment

Article A322-1

It is the responsibility of the administrative authority, when requesting the issue of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record and the information contained in the automated national judicial file of pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article D214-187-1

II of article D. 214-32-31 does not apply to AIFs covered by this sub-paragraph.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-32-1

Authorised agencies, companies or associations, in accordance with article L. 2223-23, who organise the funeral of a person whose body is to be cremated, under the conditions set out in article R. 221…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Rights increases

Article 1758 A

I. - Late filing or failure to file the declarations that must be filed in order to establish income tax, as well as inaccuracies or omissions noted in these declarations, which have the effect of red…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 E

I.-The registration number issued pursuant to Article 290 B may be withdrawn: 1° When the operator of a dematerialisation platform has been sanctioned under IV of article 1737 or II of article 1788 D…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 B

Failure to present or keep the registers provided for in article 286 quater gives rise to a fine of €750. Omissions or inaccuracies in the information required to appear in these registers give rise t…

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