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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-177

…the balance sheet date. Inventory data is kept under the conditions provided for in article L. 123-22 and organised in such a way as to justify the content and valuation method of each balance sheet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article R226-2

The provisions of articles R. 225-30, R. 225-31 and R. 22-10-17 are applicable to the agreements referred to in article L. 226-10. The opinion provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 225-30…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-179

…ior to the opening of the option, by the company itself under the conditions defined in Articles L. 225-208 or L. 22-10-62. The Extraordinary General Meeting sets the period during which this authoris…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L784-14

…nance no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 Second paragraph of L. 632-4 and L. 632-6-1 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 632-7 Order 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 632-11-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L783-14

…nance no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 Second paragraph of L. 632-4 and L. 632-6-1 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 632-7 Order 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 632-11-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L785-13

…nance no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 Second paragraph of L. 632-4 and L. 632-6-1 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 632-7 Order 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 632-11-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 201…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Final provisions

Article L614-25

French nationals may claim the application for their benefit, in France, of the provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed at Paris on 20 March 1883,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Safety

Article L463-1

…e: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 425-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2022-456 of 30 March 2022 on the creation of a declaration system in the field of aviation safety and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-2

The public prosecutor draws up an annual report on the state of enforcement of sentences and the time taken to enforce them, which includes, in particular, a report drawn up by the departmental direct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-4

The National Public Health Agency may exercise all or part of its powers in New Caledonia or French Polynesia, subject to the conclusion of an agreement to this effect with the local authority concern…

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