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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L921-3-1

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 123-37, farm managers subject to the criterion of the third paragraph of the same article and engaged in marine farming activities are identified separatel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-4

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary: 1° It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros for any manager of a person or entity required to have an auditor to fail to ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article L772-4

I.- For the application of Article L. 54-10-3 to Saint-Barthélemy, the words "or in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area" appearing in 3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and powers of the regional health agencies

Article L1431-1

In each region and in the territorial collectivity of Corsica, a regional health agency has the task of defining and implementing a coordinated set of programmes and actions contributing to the achiev…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L775-20

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-78

In companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the corporate governance report referred to in Article L. 226-10-1 includes the information, where applicable adapted for s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article L614-39

A decree in the Council of State sets out:

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36

I. - The provisions of this paragraph apply to 1° To financial obligations arising from transactions in financial instruments or in units mentioned in article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code, spot fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-4

I.-Each competent authority shall ensure that the persons reporting to it and mentioned in Articles L. 1451-1 and L. 1452-3 comply with the obligations to declare links of interest and to prevent conf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-14

The second paragraph of article

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