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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-10

A tax is levied on the first admission to reside in France, for the purpose of carrying out a salaried professional activity subject to the condition provided for in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the Lab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-102

I. - Subject to the limits and conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a société civile de placement immobilier or a société d'épargne forestière may grant, over its assets, the guarante…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-10

The transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 must be publicised in a manner determined by decree. This decree specifies the conditions under which failure to publicise the transaction will result…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-10

Any private-sector training provider that fails to draw up a balance sheet, profit and loss account and notes to the accounts, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-6, is liable to a fine of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-10

In insurances where the premium is deducted either on the basis of salaries or on the basis of the number of persons or things covered by the contract, it may be stipulated that, for any error or omis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article L352-10

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-107

I. Any shareholder may vote by post, using a form, the details of which are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Any provisions of the Articles of Association to the contrary shall be deemed to be unw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-105

…agenda for the meetings is set by the author of the notice of meeting. However, one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital or a shareholders' association meeting the condi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-108

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, must send or make available to shareholders the documents necessary to enable them to make informed judgements on the management and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-109

The chairman, chief executive officers, members of the management board of a company, natural persons or legal entities exercising in this company the functions of director or member of the supervisor…

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