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Showing 12011210 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-51

The national register of companies is set up in digital format. It contains the digital files of registered companies and, within each file, all the information and documents that have been the subjec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-52

All the information entered and documents attached to the national register of companies, with the exception of accounting documents covered by a declaration of confidentiality, will be made available…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-53

…> The following authorities for data concerning them 2° The following authorities as part of their duties: > a) The judicial authorities a) The judicial authorities; > b) The national financial intel…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 57

Subject to articles 56-1 to 56-5 and to respect for professional secrecy and the rights of the defence mentioned in article 56, the operations prescribed by the said article shall be carried out in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Article L4331-5

…April 1983; 2° Employees who have worked mainly as occupational therapists for at least three years during the ten years preceding the date of 23 November 1986 and who have passed, within three years…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Provisions relating to the establishment of an asset management structure

Article L613-54

…to which all or part of the assets, rights or obligations of a person subject to a resolution procedure or a bridge institution are transferred, on one or more occasions. These structures are respons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R519-51

…mmittee responsible for imposing the sanctions mentioned in the first paragraph of II of article L. 519-13 and in article L. 513-14 on its members. This committee must guarantee its independence and i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-5

…on to hear legal actions in which one of the parties is a company formed in accordance with the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérale…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 512

For protected adults, the management accounts are checked and approved annually by the subrogated guardian where one has been appointed or by the family council where article 457 is applied. Where sev…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Hallmarks

Article 524

…ise authorities; b. Or by an approved inspection body under the conditions set out in II of Article 535; c. Or by professionals authorised by an agreement concluded with the customs and indirect right…

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