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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102-1

…total or turnover and the number of employees exceed thresholds set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.II. - The companies referred to in I which draw up consolidated accounts in accordance with article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

I.-Within the area of competence determined in II of articles L. 5211-2 and L. 5221-2, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs mentioned in article L. 522-1 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4-2

…harge of research has opposed the exercise of these activities or has suspended or prohibited them. II - The same penalties apply to the storage and processing, with a view to their transfer for scien…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-32

…chandise; 2° Of the expenses of sale, storage and other expenses for the preservation of the thing. II. - If the bearer of the receipt does not appear when the goods are sold, the sum in excess of tha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

…e or interpersonal communications service based on publicly available numbering, 1° and 2° of I and II of Article L. 224-27, articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-39, L. 224-40,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Opening of a branch and exercise of the freedom to provide services

Article R382-4

…utorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives a complete file. It shall be three months. II. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution must be notified of any plan to make subs…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-6

…ed on behalf of rightsholders by one or more collective management organisations mentioned in Title II of this Book, approved for this purpose by the Minister responsible for culture. Authorisation is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantee fund

Article R385-3

…these thresholds, the guarantee fund is made up of the items mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of I, 1° of II and 1° of III of article R. 385-1.II. - The amounts in euros mentioned in the first paragraph of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure the allocation and payment of which may be entrusted to a body with a public accounting officer

Article D1611-26-1

In application of the fifth paragraph of II of article L. 1611-7, local authorities and their public establishments may entrust a body with a public accountant with the allocation and payment of expen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Consolidated publication systems

Article D549-5

…management company is responsible for the investment decision or the execution of the transaction. II. - Pursuant to II of Article L. 549-15, it shall make public the information mentioned in Article…

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