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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L932-17

The second paragraph of article

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L942-15

The second paragraph of article

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L952-10

The second paragraph of article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-17

…for valuable consideration, transfer free of charge inter vivos or contribute to a company the entirety of his earmarked assets and transfer ownership under the conditions set out in II and III of thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-11

…establishment exporting a medicinal product must ask the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé to certify that it holds the authorisation referred to in article L. 5124-3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-1

…ey come into force as soon as they have been sent to the State representative under the conditions set out in articles L. 2131-1, L. 2131-2, L. 3131-1, L. 3131-2, L. 4141-1 et L. 4141-2. The articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L1271-17

Decrees determine the terms and conditions of use and operation of the universal employment-service voucher, in particular : 1° Those relating to the collection and reimbursement of universal employme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23-2

…on concerning them to an approved body with legal personality responsible for managing a single market repository. This body is responsible for collecting, processing and disseminating this informatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require credit institutions and finance companies to publish more than once a year, within the timeframes it determines, the information referr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-2

…east one credit institution, investment firm or financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21, or which hold an equity interest in such an institution or undertaking are required to co…

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