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Showing 691700 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-37

The share capital threshold referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 223-42 is equal to 1% of the company's balance sheet total, as recorded at the last financial year-end.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions common to all sales.

Article R642-37

…y liquidation or subsequently, grants the periods mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 642-18, sets the occupancy indemnity payable by the debtor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article R236-37

The transactions referred to in article L. 236-48 are governed by the provisions of this sub-section as well as those of sub-section 2 of this section and those of section 3 of this chapter which are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-306

The registered person may, within six months of the deletion made pursuant to articles R. 123-304 and R. 123-305, as long as it demonstrates that it has regularised its situation, refer the matter to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-37

…he 50% surcharge instituted for the benefit of the guarantee fund by the first paragraph of article L. 211-27 and the sums owed by the insurer in the event of a manifestly insufficient offer establish…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-37

…ting and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 must be able to demonstrate that they comply at group level with the provisions of Chapter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article R621-37

…the Secretary General proposes that the Board implement the procedure provided for in II of Article L. 621-14, he shall first inform the person concerned, by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-30

…ulted in a deficit likely to lead to the measures for restoring the balance provided for in article L. 1612-14, it shall inform the local authority or public establishment concerned and the State repr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-37

…ecember a statutory auditor and a deputy statutory auditor under the conditions set out in articles L. 823-3 et seq.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article R2315-37

The annual accounts or the documents referred to in Article L. 2315-65 are approved within six months of the end of the financial year. This period may be extended at the request of the social and eco…

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