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Showing 14511460 of 65169 articles for Art. L 232-23 · Art. A 123-61

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Approval clauses for the sale of equity securities or securities giving access to the capital.

Article R228-23

The request for approval of the transferee provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 228-24 is notified to the company by extrajudicial document or by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Information obligations.

Article R214-230

The information referred to in Article L. 214-171 is sent to the Banque de France by the fund management company.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Equity securities

Article L212-1-A

Equity securities issued by joint stock companies include shares and other securities giving or capable of giving access to capital or voting rights.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Title III: Bodies

Article L1231-1 A

Organ retrieval and transplantation is a national priority.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-36-A

Companies limited by shares may issue any debt securities under the terms of this Book and any other debt securities under the terms of the Articles of Association or, where applicable, the issue agre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article L4424-1-A

The Corsican Collectivity exercises by right the competences which the laws, in their provisions not contrary to the present title, attribute to the départements and regions.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L6351-1 A

The employer is free to choose the training body, registered in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 or in the process of being registered, to which it entrusts the training of its employees.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-23

Groupements de Coopération Sanitaire may participate in research activities in the following areas and in the following forms: 1° Association with the biomedical research activities referred to in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-23

Any information provided by the bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to this section shall be communicated clearly and accurately. The information shall be provided on a durable medium avai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Health care organisations making the results of quality and safety indicators available to the public

Article D6111-23

Failure to comply with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 6144-1 and the fourth paragraph of Article L. 6161-2 may be recorded by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, p…

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