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Showing 551560 of 36711 articles for Art. L. 145-47

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-38

…Autorité des marchés financiers, without being able to reach the threshold provided for in Article L. 22-10-47.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-74

…n or have carried on one of the professional activities mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 512-68 as well as the ascendants, widows and orphans of these persons; 2. Groups whose purpose is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-3

…anies and associations formed for the purpose of carrying out the operations referred to in article L. 124-1 and which comply, as regards their formation and operation, with the provisions of this cha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-4

…Cooperative societies of retail traders which carry on the activities referred to in 2° of article L. 124-1 may, in addition, admit as members any person referred to in Article L. 125-1.Retail trader…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-48

To guarantee payment on maturity of either the amount of the promissory note referred to in article L. 313-42 or the interest attached to this note, the holder of this note may ask the lending institu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

…and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the authorities mentioned in Article L. 561-17 when they…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-10

…ferred to the Greater Paris metropolitan area, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 5211-4-1.II. - The departments or parts of departments of the municipalities or public establishm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-2

Employers' groups are set up in one of the following forms: 1° Association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association ; 2° A cooperative company within the meaning of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article L512-39

…ration and management of the local mutuals affiliated to them similar to those conferred by Article L. 512-38 on the central body of Crédit Agricole over the administration and management of the local…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

…nks may form between themselves with, where appropriate, groupings such as those defined in Article L. 512-74; 3 (Repealed) 4. The banques populaires governed by articles L. 512-2 to L. 512-13; 5. Mut…

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