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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-162

Mutual insurance group companies may be managed by a board of directors and a general manager or by a supervisory board and a management board, in accordance with the conditions laid down in sub-secti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-38

Notwithstanding article L. 223-30, the articles of limited liability companies may not provide for a majority of more than 90% of the votes of the shareholders present or represented to decide on a cr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1759

Companies and other legal entities liable for corporation tax that pay or distribute, directly or through third parties, income to persons whose identity they do not reveal, contrary to the provisions…

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

Article L932-10

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

Article L942-8

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-275

Refusal to register a legal entity in the Trade and Companies Register entails refusal to register it in the National Register of Companies. Refusal to register a natural person in the Trade and Compa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-81

A natural person holding the office of a commercial court clerk may form a professional non-trading company which may be appointed to that office with: One or more natural persons who meet the conditi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-96

After the close of each financial year, the manager or one of the managers shall draw up, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Articles of Association, the company's annual accounts and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-1

The activities referred to in 2° of Article L. 4041-2 are defined as follows: 1° Therapeutic coordination, understood as the procedures put in place within the company or between the company and its p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Withdrawal of a partner

Article R4381-69

A member holding shares corresponding to a capital contribution may, on condition that he informs the company thereof in the manner provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 4381-53, cease the…

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