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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-7

No later than 15th March of the year following the year in respect of which the declaration relating to the employment obligation is made, the adapted companies, establishments or services providing a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa - Brokerage of medicinal products

Article R5124-74

The declaration provided for in Article L. 5124-20 shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the person carrying out the brokering activity or by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-70

The registration of a homeopathic veterinary medicinal product mentioned in Article L. 5141-9 may be refused, suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agency. Decisions to refuse, suspend…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-79

In the case provided for in Article L. 228-72, the decision of the board of directors, the management board or the legal representative of the company to overrule the refusal of approval by the genera…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-7

The professional trade unions of employees or employers and their unions, and the associations of employees or employers mentioned in article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meaning of article D.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-73

The liquidator is appointed in accordance with the Articles of Association, except in the two cases provided for in Article R. 743-72, and in the cases provided for in Article R. 743-74. Failing this,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-7

The filing of agreements and arrangements must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° In all cases, a) The signed version of the parties; b) A copy of the letter, electronic mail or dated recei…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Transfers of company rights

Article 730 quinquies

Transfers of units or shares in real estate collective investment undertakings and professional real estate collective investment undertakings are exempt from registration duty except: a) Where the ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-77

For the purposes of 1° of I of article L. 214-31, a company is deemed to carry out its activities mainly in establishments located in the regions or geographical area chosen by a local investment fund…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R754-7

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording ind…

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