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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-44

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, shareholders who have been registered for at least two years and who together hold at least 5% of the voting rights may form…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules relating to the accounting allocation of assets transferred with a portfolio of contracts.

Article L324-7

The assets transferred with a portfolio of contracts by a life assurance or capitalisation undertaking are allocated to a separate accounting section of the balance sheet of the undertaking receiving…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Supporters

Article L224-3

The sports associations or companies mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 that take part in competitions organised by a professional league, as defined in article L. 132-1, ensure dialogue wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue

Article L4425-27

The territorial collectivity of Corsica benefits, for the establishment or revision of the sustainable development plan mentioned in article L. 4424-9, from the special assistance of the general decen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-37

The exploitation of the journalist's work on different media, within the framework of the press title defined in article L. 132-35 of this code, has as its sole counterpart salary, for a period set by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-9

In compliance with the contract of republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-8, approved sports federations participate in the implementation of public service missions relating to the develop…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-1

The nullity of a company or of a deed amending the articles may only result from an express provision of this Book or of the laws governing the nullity of contracts. In the case of sociétés à responsa…

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

Article L912-3

In the second paragraph of Article L. 225-102, the words: "as well as by the employees of a société coopérative de production within the meaning of the loi n° 78-763 du 19 juillet 1978 portant statut…

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

Article L912-6

In VI of article L. 225-270, the words: "the provisions of Article 94 A of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "the provisions of the locally applicable tax code relating to net capital g…

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

Article L952-7

In VI of article L. 225-270, the words: "the provisions of Article 94 A of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "the provisions of the Tax Code applicable in the territory relating to net…

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