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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1-1

…fidentiality of the transmission. The victim is informed of his or her rights as set out in article 10-2. The record of receipt of the complaint and the receipt shall be drawn up and sent in accordanc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article L322-15

…re of these shareholders in the capital of the central insurance company does not exceed or exceeds 10%. At least one of these directors represents individual shareholders. These directors are elected…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-135

…in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 225-136 to L. 225-138-1and L. 22-10-52.It decides on the basis of a report from the Board of Directors or the Management Board.When i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-147

…the possibility of being appointed to perform the duties provided for in articles L. 225-8, L. 225-101, L. 225-131, L. 228-15 and L. 228-39.These commissioners assess, under their responsibility, the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-3

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-7

…6-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 314-6 Resulting from order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 314-7 à L. 314-10, L. 314-13, L. 314-14, L. 314-19 et L. 314-20Resulting from Order No. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212

…e second paragraph of 3° of 1 of article 39 do not apply to companies governed by loi n° 47-1775 du 10 septembre 1947 portant statut de la coopération.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2312-1

…ticle L. 2121-8. This debate is recorded in a specific resolution. In municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, the report mentioned in the second paragraph of this article also includes a pre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-2

…icle L. 341-1 who offers products prohibited from direct marketing as referred to in article L. 341-10; 3° Repealed. 4° It is an offence for any person engaged in the activity of banking or financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26

…bed must comply with the following conditions: 1° The maximum proportion that they may represent is 10% of the total outstanding resources benefiting from the privilege on the date of acquisition ; 2°…

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