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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to equity financing intermediaries

Article L573-17

…onditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 573-15 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-17

…or more auditors may be appointed by the shareholders under the conditions set out in I of article L. 237-27. Failing this, they may be appointed, by court order, at the request of the liquidator or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-17

…to the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to define under 2° of article L. 111-3. The decree sets out the conditions under which the Chairman of the Centre national du ciné…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-17

…sociation may provide that a member company whose control is modified within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 must inform the société par actions simplifiée of the change. The latter may decide, under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-17

…rs. At the time of the first elections or in the event of the new elections provided for in article L. 4123-10, lots are drawn to determine the members or pairs of members of the territorial council w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-17

…of these pharmacies. All pharmacies in the area, with the exception of those referred to in article L. 5125-10, are required to participate in these services, unless otherwise decided by order of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-17

…and employers' professional organisations that appear on the list referred to in 2° of I of article L. 2135-10 and whose Board of Directors has decided to pay a contribution to the joint fund do not p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-17

…e decentralised services of the State, are made available under the conditions laid down in article L. 311-9 of the code of relations between the public and the administration.The provisions of this a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L632-17

…all be carried out under the conditions laid down in a cooperation agreement referred to in Article L. 632-7.For the purpose of monitoring the risks incurred by the members, this information may in pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-17

…n the metropolitan area and the region, with the strategic guidelines document mentioned in article L. 4251-15. Par dérogation au premier alinéa du présent article, les actes de la métropole mentionné…

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