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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

I.-The provisions of II of article L. 412-1 and of articles L. 621-8-1 to L. 621-8-4 are applicable to public offers of the following securities for which a prospectus is drawn up in the cases provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-238

…llowed by: 1° For general partnerships, the words "société en nom collectif" or the initials "SNC"; 2° For limited partnerships, the words "société en commandite simple" or the initials "SCS" ; 3° For…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-20

…may result in the revocation of his judicial supervision and his placement in pre-trial detention; 2° Failure to comply with the pre-alert distance will result in contact by the authorised persons re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-2

Where the securities guarantee, in part or in full, the rights of one or more victims who have not yet been identified or who have not yet brought a civil action, they shall be established in the name…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quindecies

…ct of the forestry operations mentioned in II of this article that they carry out until 31 December 2027. II.-The tax credit applies to II.-The tax credit applies to: 1° To the purchase price of land…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 202 quater

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 202, where a taxpayer liable for tax under the conditions provided for in 1 of that Article becomes, in order to carry on his profession, a partner in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…not exceed : 1° 500,000 euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-21

…e representative appointed by the Regional Prefect from among those mentioned in 1° of article R. 6523-19.2° Three representatives of the local and regional authorities responsible for vocational trai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-21

The procedure defined in articles R. 6142-19 and R. 6142-20 is applicable in the event of difficulties arising at the time of renewal of the agreement in the event of its termination by one of the con…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2

…ons and within limits set by decree, to a popular retirement savings plan defined in article L. 144-2. These rights are also transferable to a contract offering the benefits mentioned in article L. 14…

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