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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29-1

I. - For foreign issuers, the market on which the highest volume of securities is traded is determined on the basis of an annual average of the number of securities traded on 31 December of the previo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The council of the communauté de communes.

Article L5214-8

Articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7 to L. 2123-16, L. 2123-18-2 and L. 2123-18-4, as well as article L. 2123-24-1 are applicable to the members of the council of the communauté de co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-29

The annual report referred to in III of Article L. 144-2 shall give an account of a) New memberships in the plan, and the flow of contributions and benefits paid during the financial year; b) Operatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-8

Owners of trade marks reproducing or imitating the emblem of the Third Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-25

The list of acts performed by the trainee provided for in Article R. 811-28-2 is set out in I of Annex 8-1-1 to this book.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1813

a. A fine of €6,000 shall be imposed on anyone who, not being the holder of the exemption provided for in Article 311 bis, has, in a professional capacity, used a mobile distillation apparatus; b. Any…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-7

The formule exécutoire referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 shall be annexed by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle to any final decision of the Offic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1867

Any partner may obtain the consent of the other partners to a proposed pledge under the same conditions as their consent to a transfer of shares. The consent given to the proposed pledge shall imply a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-10

The Articles of Association of the société de libre partenariat shall determine the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial year may extend…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction between Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-29

If, in the course of the direct consultations undertaken, a consensus has been reached on the continuation of the criminal proceedings in only one Member State, the competent authority of that Member…

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