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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-30

Mortgages, pledges and liens may no longer be registered after the opening judgment. The same applies to deeds and judicial decisions transferring or constituting rights in rem, unless these deeds hav…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-5

The claiming, on the occasion of a filing made in France, of a right of priority attached to a previous foreign filing entails the obligation to send to the Institut national de la propriété industrie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-14

…and substances in the atmosphere of the premises must remain below the occupational exposure limit values defined in articles R. 4222-10, R. 4412-149 and R. 4412-150.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-8

…l works in the fiction genre: €300,000;3° For audiovisual works in the creative documentary genre: €150,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to shares.

Article L245-4

…le L. 228-35-8, non-voting preference shares in the company they manage is punishable by a fine of €150,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-3

…der the conditions set out in Article L. 5138-1 is liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-11

…r an increase in the fees relating to services that it determines, without this increase exceeding €150 or, if the amount of the fee exceeds €500, 30% of this fee, in the event that, at the client's r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-1

…ot exceed the limit of 225,000 euros. Articles L. 221-32-1 to L. 221-32-3 of this Code and articles 150-0 A, 150-0 D, 157, 200 A and 1765 of the General Tax Code are mentioned in the contract. The con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crisis prevention and management measures for central counterparties

Article L613-77

I.-Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, contributions within the meaning ofArticle 1843-3 of the French Civil Code and Book II of the French Commercial Code and capital increa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-39

At least half of the members of the Boards of Directors or, failing that, of the management bodies of social institutions other than those mentioned in the second paragraph of Article R. 2312-37 are m…

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