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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-43-1

This article applies to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union. An electronic confirmation of receipt of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R223-4-1

The essential data mentioned in article L. 223-4 are : 1° The number of professional members; 2° The amount of fees paid by professional members; 3° The number of consumers and telephone numbers on th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-41-1

If there is any doubt about the language skills required to practise the profession, the President of the Conseil national de l'ordre or his representative will check that the candidate has a sufficie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-4

…oma or complementary certificate and their implementation as authorised by the academic regional rector or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176-4

…st be accompanied by the documents provided for in articles R. 214-143 and R. 214-175 of this Code, to which may be added the report of the contributions auditor; 3° The dates on which the accounts of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-4-1

…a person designated by the person responsible for taking the sample. When an athlete is not subject to whereabouts requirements and does not train at a fixed location, notification may be sent to him…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prescription of a route

Article R5132-1-4

A person who has benefited from a pathway to integration through economic activity is not eligible for a new pathway within two years of the end of their previous pathway or, if the pathway has been t…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-15-1

Implementation of the procedure provided for in this section does not prevent the Public Prosecutor from simultaneously issuing a summons to appear in court pursuant to Article 390-1. The referral to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-15

…cused person who, for one of the offences mentioned in article 495-7, a direct summons or a summons to appear in court pursuant to articles 390 or 390-1, a summons by procès-verbal pursuant to article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-1

…ticle L. 511-21 as a subsidiary or which have a holding in such an institution or firm are required to comply, on the basis of their consolidated financial position within the meaning of Article 4(1)…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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