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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-3

I.-As an exception to the last two paragraphs of Article L. 450-3, for the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences and breaches provided for in Title II of this Book, access to data st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-2

…g Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, investigators may obtain disclosure of data stored and processed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

I. - The following shall be entered automatically in the register: 1° Decisions, taken in safeguard or receivership or judicial liquidation proceedings for companies opened on or after 1 January 2006:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Materials in contact with water

Article R1321-48

I.-Materials and products placed on the market and intended for production, distribution and packaging installations which come into contact with water intended for human consumption must comply with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-28

I.-A security, claim, instrument or right is deemed to be unstructured within the meaning of 4° of I of Article L. 613-30-3 a security, claim, instrument or right that has the following characteristic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

…ass. This classification is evidenced by the documents referred to in articles L. 214-23 and L. 214-24-62 du code monétaire et financier.B. - The taxpayer shall pay the sale or redemption price or the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…ring the words "passeport talent (famille)" provided for in Articles L. 421-22, L. 421-23 or L. 421-24; 11° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" (ICT seconded employ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-2

…to products for which the conclusion of written contracts is compulsory pursuant to Article L. 631-24 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.II. - By way of derogation, a purchaser, distributor or se…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…isions of Book VII with the exception of Articles R. 712-2, R. 712-13, R. 712-14, R. 712-21, R. 712-24, R. 714-4 et R. 714-6 only insofar as they concern industrial property attorneys.However, Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to preventive recovery plans drawn up on an individual basis

Article L613-36

…To this end, and without prejudice to the application of Articles L. 511-41-3, L. 511-41-5, L. 612-24 and L. 612-32 to L. 612-34-1, the supervisory board may, in a reasoned decision, order the person…

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