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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-105

I. - The limit referred to in article L. 214-39 must be complied with on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period referred to in article L. 214-43.The manage…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-12

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-11 are prohibited, for a period of up to five years, from directly or indirectly engaging in commercial activity. Corporate entiti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-18

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-17 are prohibited, for a period of up to five years, from directly or indirectly engaging in commercial activity. Corporate entiti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 sexies

The remuneration provided for in article L. 225-45 du code de commerce allocated in respect of a financial year to members of the board of directors or supervisory board of sociétés anonymes is deduct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-3

For the application of the provisions of articles 39-1 and 39-2 of this code, the public prosecutor is an ex officio member of the territorial cooperation bodies for the prevention of delinquency ment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-40

An undertaking for collective real estate investment may borrow cash up to a limit of 10% of the value of its assets other than those mentioned in article L. 214-39.The conditions for application of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Candidatures of employee trade union organisations

Article R2122-41

The decision of the judicial tribunal may be appealed to the Court of Cassation within ten days of its notification. When it overturns a decision of the judicial tribunal made pursuant to article R. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-68

The information relating to the establishment provided for in article R. 123-38, with the exception of those provided for in 8° for non-commercial legal entities, and in article R. 123-39.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C bis

I. - The provisions of Articles 210 A and 210 B apply to transactions involving listed real estate investment companies, or their subsidiaries, and the companies mentioned in III bis of Article 208 C,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-48

Each establishment or body mentioned in 2° of Article R. 2142-42 shall ensure that a procedure is put in place to prevent the use of gametes, germinal tissue or embryos mentioned in 1° of I of Article…

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