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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-2

…2010-76 of 21 January 2010 L. 612-38 with the exception of the second and third paragraphs and the last three paragraphsOrder no. 2018-361 of 16 May 2018 L. 612-39 with the exception of the tenth, el…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-5

…ok III, have exceeded a threshold set by order of the Minister for the Economy at least once in the last three financial years; 2° The persons referred to in Article L. 311-1, subject to group supervi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12 (art. A212-176)

…here the activity is practised or where the main activity is practised.I.- Civil status.Birth name :Last name :First name(s) :Date and place of birth :Nationality :For persons born abroad, surnames an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L470-1

…ment which may not exceed an amount of 0.1% of worldwide turnover excluding tax achieved during the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed. If the accounts of the undertaking conc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 976

…ty pact or notorious cohabitee of one of their ascendants or descendants. Failing fulfilment of the last two conditions of the first paragraph of this III, these same properties are exempt up to three…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-17

…d that is financed under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 2335-3 and the last paragraph of articles L. 5214-23-2, L. 5215-35 et L. 5216-8-1 du présent code. For the purposes…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-19

…umber of members present, the number of members represented and the result of the votes; 5° For the last three financial years or if the association is less than three years old since its creation dat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

…3-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-38 with the exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: LOCAL SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES

Article D1524-7

…relate; 3° Amendments to the articles of association made during the year, keeping a record of the last five years; 4° Changes in the shareholder base made during the year, keeping a record of the la…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-14

…d to each of the members. If the company has not made its decision known within three months of the last of the notifications provided for in this paragraph, consent to the transfer is deemed to have…

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