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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-5

…y this chapter may form unions between themselves with the same objects as those defined in Article L. 124-1. These unions must comply with the same rules for their formation and operation as the said…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-218

…General Meeting may appoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-228 and L. 22-10-66. Companies which, at the end of a financial year, exceed the thresholds s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-60

…the economic environment. In the case of a branch of a credit institution mentioned in I of Article L. 511-10, the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 transmit to the body o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the absence of an agreement.

Article L3323-5

…must use for investments and, subject to the cases provided for by decree in application of article L. 3324-10, frozen for eight years unless the employee requests payment of all or part of the corres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-49

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 573-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 573-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-49

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 573-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 573-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-42

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 573-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Order no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 L. 573-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-1

The following provisions of Book IV of this Part are applicable to Wallis and Futuna:1° Articles L. 5421-1 to L. 5421-3, L. 5421-6 and L. 5421-6-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5421-14 and L. 5421-15 ;2° Articles L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-5

…ad faith obstructs the implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L. 217-8 to L. 217-19. The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-147

…ing this, by court decision. They shall be subject to the incompatibilities provided for in article L. 822-11-3, without prejudice to the possibility of being appointed to perform the duties provided…

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