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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-6

…L. 228-35-7, any decision modifying the rights of holders of non-voting preference shares shall be final only after approval by the special meeting referred to in the first paragraph of this Article,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 S

…legal, tax and social obligations are not met by the company wishing to benefit from the scheme.If final approval is not obtained within thirty-six months of provisional approval, the company must re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L655-2

…b) After 6°, the following 7° and 8° are added: " 7° The foreign national has been the subject of a final conviction for forgery, falsification, establishment under a name other than his or her own or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Pure and simple acceptance of the succession.

Article 784

…sed by the judge. The following are deemed to be purely conservatory: 1° The payment of funeral and final illness expenses, taxes owed by the deceased, rents and other inheritance debts the settlement…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-17

…zing order is based on offences for which the person referred to in the said order has already been finally judged by the French judicial authorities or by those of a State other than the issuing Stat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-100

…order is based on offences for which the suspected, prosecuted or convicted person has already been finally judged by the French courts or by the courts of a Member State other than the issuing State,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-6

…provided for in 1°, 2° and 5° of Article 706-25-4 shall be removed from the file in the event of a final decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit.The entries provided for in the same 5° may also be remo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-2

…pect of a natural or legal person, constitutes evidence of the commission of that practice. Where a final decision of the Commission, ruling on agreements, decisions or practices covered by Article 10…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article R331-20

…nd the identity of the addressee, including by electronic means. It shall include: 1° A copy of the final court decision, to which the rightholder is a party, ordering all appropriate measures to prev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions.

Article L4443-4

…aciens of the penalties and bans imposed in application of this article. Penalties that have become final are enforceable. The disciplinary chamber shall set the starting date of the prohibition it pr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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