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

Article L233-5-1

The decision by which a company which owns more than half the capital of another company within the meaning of Article L. 233-1, which has a holding within the meaning of Article L. 233-2 or which exe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-63

For the companies referred to in the first paragraph of 1° of IV of article L. 214-30, the condition relating to the exclusivity of the holdings is met when the redeemable shares, equity securities or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition.

Article L2353-9

The members of the European Company Committee representing the staff of the participating companies, subsidiaries and establishments concerned located in France and belonging to a European Company who…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-8

A sports agent may set up a company or be an agent of a company in order to carry out his profession.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3rd Subsection: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 223 O

1. The parent company is substituted for the companies in the group for the purposes of setting off against the amount of corporation tax for which it is liable in respect of each financial year:a. Ta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16

Agreements intended to prohibit the lessee from assigning his lease or the rights he holds under this chapter to the purchaser of his business or enterprise or to the beneficiary of the universal tran…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-3

In order to guarantee the general interest and the principles of unity and solidarity between professional and amateur activities, the income from the marketing by the league or, where applicable, by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-3

Associations may be set up between mutual insurance companies providing the same type of insurance, the sole purpose of which is to reinsure in full the contracts underwritten by these mutual insuranc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Government Commissioner

Article L512-65

A Government Commissioner is appointed by the Minister for the Economy to each cooperative bank. The Government Commissioner attends all meetings of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L662-8

The court has jurisdiction to hear any proceedings concerning a company that owns or controls, within the meaning of articles L. 233-1 and L. 233-3, a company for which proceedings are pending before…

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