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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article A712-24

The supervisory authority may refuse to approve any budget that does not take into account the methods for distributing funding decided by CCI France or, for the budgets of territorial chambers of com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership and termination of membership.

Article R4622-24

Authorisation to cease membership of an inter-company occupational health and prevention service is deemed to have been granted by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of the calculation period for sums held in the automatic account

Article 919-24

The period for calculating the sums entered in the automatic account provided for in the second paragraph of article 211-25 is extended by one year for cinematographic works for which this period has…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory service

Article L313-15

Only advice qualified as independent within the meaning of article L. 313-14 may give rise to remuneration. This remuneration comes solely from the borrower.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-15

The insurer must submit any proposed transaction involving a minor or an adult under guardianship to the guardianship judge or the family council, which is competent to authorise it, depending on the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Conversion of the société européenne into a société anonyme.

Article R229-24

The proposed transformation of the société européenne, provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 229-10, is the subject of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announceme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-24

The Prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the hydrogéologue agréé en matière d'hygiène publique under the conditions provided for in article R. 1321-14, specially appointed for this purpose, submits…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment

Article L214-151

A professional real estate collective investment undertaking may, subject to the conditions and limits set by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, derogate from the limits set out in articles L. 214-37 to L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-245

Where applicable, the following details relating to main or secondary establishments located and registered in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Econ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article R213-24

Within one month of their approval by the General Meeting, all bond-issuing associations shall file with the court clerk's office, for inclusion in the Trade and Companies Register, the annual financi…

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