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Showing 48514860 of 40100 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-16

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-2

…lowing definitions shall apply 1° Regulated entity : a) A credit institution referred to in Article L. 511-1 ; b) A company referred to in Article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code, a mutual insurance co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-116

At least 15% of the maximum capital of non-trading property investment companies, as set out in their Articles of Association, must be subscribed by the public within one year of the opening date of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-6

…l financial statements and a management report in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 511-35 is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-30

…ordinary general meeting or the shareholders' meeting, the special meetings referred to in articles L. 225-99 and L. 228-35-6 and the general meetings of the masses referred to in article L. 228-103,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-23

…compliance with the commercial development authorisation issued to the beneficiary or with articles L. 752-1-1 and L. 752-2. If the certificate is not issued within the prescribed timeframe, the opera…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-8

…communicated to them by the administrator and supplemented, where appropriate, with its observations.The documents mentioned in the second paragraph shall simultaneously be sent to the administrative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-13

An assistant pharmacist working exclusively in a pharmacy operated by a société d'exercice libéral may hold, directly or through a société de participations financières de profession libérale that he…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-10

…arrying out a salaried professional activity subject to the condition provided for in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the Labour Code, of a foreign worker or an employee temporarily seconded by a company n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-3

…repare annual accounts and a management report in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 533-5 is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-9

…n, are exempt from the declaration, registration or authorisation requirements laid down in article L. 1333-8. II - Nuclear activities carried out in a basic nuclear installation covered by the regime…

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