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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe.

Article D214-182

The threshold referred to in article L. 214-130 is set at €10,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-18

The statistical information that may be collected pursuant to 2° of Article L. 444-5 are, for each calendar year, in particular an estimate :1° Of the total sums invested necessary for the acquisition…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-8

The dissolution of the company entails its liquidation, except in the cases provided for in Article 1844-4 and in the third paragraph of Article 1844-5. It only has effect with regard to third parties…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-18

When they are intended to be destroyed with the consent of the copyright or related right holder and the consent of the holder of the goods, whether or not they are transported in small consignments,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-18

The following are submitted to the Agency's Board of Directors for deliberation: 1° The strategic orientations of the establishment implementing the objectives entrusted to the agency by the State; 2°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-18

When the public prosecutor who issued the European arrest warrant has obtained the surrender of the requested person, that person may not be prosecuted, sentenced or detained with a view to the enforc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-18

I.-The distribution and supply of labile blood products required by health establishments and health cooperation groups authorised to manage a blood depot are carried out by a single blood establishme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-18

The agent provided for in article L. 225-24 is appointed by the president of the commercial court, ruling on a petition.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-18

I. - In order to enable the public accountant to issue a collection notice in accordance with Article L. 612-20, VIII, the Banque de France, after receiving the assent of the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Credit consolidation

Article R314-18

The threshold mentioned in article L. 314-11 is reached when the proportion of home loans mentioned in article L. 313-1, represents 60% of the total amount of the credit consolidation transaction. The…

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