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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-39

…ully paid up unless the unpaid shares have been reserved for employees pursuant to articles L. 3332-18 à L. 3332-24 of the French Labour Code, and unless it is made with a view to the allocation to em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-2

…ng, operating or transferring a pharmacy without holding the licence referred to in article L. 5125-18 or despite the suspension or withdrawal of such licence;2° Transferring a licence independently o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-2

…anctions provided for in 4 and 5 of article L. 613-21 of this Code or in 3° to 5° of article L. 310-18 of the Code des Assurances.The persons mentioned in the first paragraph of this article must prod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-3

I. - As from 2014, a solidarity fund for the departments is created. From 2015, this article applies to the Lyon metropolitan area.The resources of this fund are allocated to the départements as compe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…26-16Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-17Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-18Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-19Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-20D…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et en l'absence de t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 septies B

I. - When the redemption premium provided for at the time of issue or at the time of the original acquisition of the right exceeds 10% of the nominal value or acquisition price of that right, or when…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

…legal person registered in that register. In addition, for proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, the judgment shall be mentioned together with an indication of the main, secondary or territoria…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

I.-The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18 and of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18-1 as well as the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater E

…onstructions or developments, subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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