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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-8

The chairman and members of the board of directors, the general managers, the members of the management board and the supervisory board of a société anonyme, the managers of a société en commandite pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-8

No new securities may be issued pursuant to the articles of this section with the exception of those issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-8-1

There is no limitation period for an action for invalidity of a patent.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-6

Where the applicant uses information communicated to him by the customs administration, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, for purposes other than those provided for in this…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-2

…of goods suspected of infringing a registered trade mark, as provided for by current Community regulations, is implemented before an application for action by the proprietor of the registered trade m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-8-2

Any credit institution operating on the markets for financial futures instruments whose underlying asset is, in whole or in part, an agricultural commodity is prohibited from building up physical stoc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L512-83-1

The regional banks and credit unions are subject to documentary and on-site inspections by the Inspectorate General of Finance.

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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 L533-4-8

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require Class 2 investment firms and the firms referred to in Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 to publish, more than once a year, wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Choice of expert

Article L2315-81-1

Once the expert has been appointed by the social and economic committee, the committee members draw up a set of specifications, as required, and notify the employer of these. The expert notifies the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Expertise within the framework of consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2315-87-1

The chartered accountant's mission covers all the economic, financial, social and environmental factors needed to understand the company's strategic direction.

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