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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Rental charges, taxes, fees and works

Article R145-35

…escence or to bring the rented property or the building in which it is located into compliance with regulations, where such work falls within the scope of the major repairs mentioned in the previous p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-92

If a company carries out a transaction requiring the application of Article L. 228-99, it shall inform the holders of the rights attached to the securities giving access to the capital concerned by me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and certain of their subsidiaries.

Article R232-11

Companies whose shares are admitted, in whole or in part, to trading on a regulated market shall publish the following documents in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires within forty-five day…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation of a European holding company.

Article R229-15

The proposed formation of a European holding company is the subject, by each company registered in France that participates in the transaction, of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-8

Consolidation requires: 1° The classification of the assets and liabilities as well as the expense and income items of consolidated companies according to the classification plan used for consolidatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-26

I.-A request by members to exercise their right of withdrawal provided for in Article L. 236-40 shall be made within ten days of the date of the decision referred to in Article L. 236-2. This request…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 321-65, no person may conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction unless he meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a State oth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Voter information and referendum campaign (R)

Article R1112-2

…lso contains, where applicable, notes, reports, opinions and any other documents required by law or regulation for information prior to decisions being taken by the competent territorial authorities.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-37

…pecified whether the judicial authority considers that, in accordance with Article 25(3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the European Public Prosecutor's Office might not exer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L732-4

…and, where applicable, the relevant competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, as well a…

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