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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-1

…es of all the companies included in the scope of consolidation exceed the thresholds mentioned in I.III. - To the extent necessary for an understanding of the company's situation, the development of i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-270

…ndent expert appointed in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. III.-According to a decision by the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the société ano…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-2

…essibility, coordination and continuity of these services, and to recommend actions to remedy them. III. - The territorial mental health project organises second-level territorial coordination. It def…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article D774-22

…2-125 of 4 February 2022D. 533-16-1 with the exception of the second paragraph of I and d) of 6° of IIIn° 2021-663 of 27 May 2021II. - For the application of I:1° In Article D. 533-4, the words: "refe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ANNUAL REPORT ON GUIDELINES FOR POLICY ON ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION

Article L123-1

Each year before 1 October, the Government submits to Parliament a report on the multi-annual guidelines for asylum, immigration and integration policy. This report indicates and comments on the quant…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1514

Arbitration awards shall be recognised or enforced in France if their existence is established by the person relying on them and if such recognition or enforcement is not manifestly contrary to intern…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1515

The existence of an arbitral award is established by the production of the original accompanied by the arbitration agreement or copies of these documents meeting the conditions required for their auth…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1517

The exequatur shall be affixed to the original or, if this is not produced, to the copy of the arbitral award meeting the conditions provided for in the last paragraph of Article 1516. Where the arbit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1516

The arbitral award may only be enforced by virtue of an exequatur order issued by the judicial court within whose jurisdiction it was made or by the Paris judicial court where it was made abroad.The p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Indirect taxes

Article 1613 bis

…French code of taxes on goods and services; 2° 11 € per decilitre of pure alcohol for other drinks.III. - The tax is due when the beverages mentioned in I are released for consumption in France. It i…

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