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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-5

Companies that prepare consolidated accounts in accordance with articles L. 233-18 to L. 233-26 may, under the conditions set out in article L. 123-17 and notwithstanding article L. 123-18, register t…

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

Article L313-42

…nised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 511-44 and which is not included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-2

…de unions and their associations and the employees' or employers' associations mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 which control one or more legal entities within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the Fr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102-3

I.-The companies mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 123-16-2 or those which exceed, in respect of the last completed financial year and on an annual basis, two of the three thresholds set, respective…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-1

…ny acquisition of a holding which may confer control of an undertaking referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 or in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 on an undertaking whose registered office is located…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-3

…y or indirectly by at least one partner, exercising influence over it within the meaning of article L. 233-16 or having a common de jure or de facto manager. II. - However, the provisions of this arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-3

…ement report, the following information, included in the scope of consolidation defined in Articles L. 233-16 et seq. 233-16 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, for each country or territory: 1° Na…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34

…controlled undertaking or undertaking that controls it, within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, and corresponding to remuneration, compensation or benefits due or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-32

In each housing finance company, the specific controller referred to in Article L. 513-23 ensures that the company complies with Articles L. 513-28 to L. 513-30.It also verifies that the housing loans…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Incapacity resulting from a non-occupational illness or accident.

Article L1226-2

…onal illness or accident is declared unfit by the occupational physician, in application of article L. 4624-4, to return to the job he/she previously held, the employer shall offer him/her another job…

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