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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-37

…equity securities must be authorised under the conditions set out in the fifth paragraph of article L. 225-100 and articles L. 228-40 to L. 228-44. Holders of redeemable equity securities from the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article L561-34

…th the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall provide regular information to their staff. To the same end, they shall set up all ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-3

…works council or, failing this, the employee delegates exercise the powers provided for in articles L. 422-4 and L. 432-5 of the Labour Code. The chairman of the board of directors, the management boa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-38

I. - The articles L. 2311-1 to L. 2311-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Article L. 2311-1-1 is applicable to the communes of French Po…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Non-seizability of the principal residence

Article L526-3

…vested within one year in the acquisition by the person mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 526-1 of a property in which their main residence is located. The unseizability of rights in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…n limited liability companies and current account advances, as defined by I and 1° of II of article L. 214-28, which give subscribers only the rights resulting from their status as shareholders or par…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-3

…s, where applicable, the amount of the lump-sum grant under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2334-7 and L. 2334-7-1 and determines the share of resources allocated to the endowments mentione…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3

The following are exempt from the obligations set out in Article L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code: 1° Persons and entities controlled within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the same Code wh…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-33

The spouse of the foreign national mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 421-31, as well as the couple's children, will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the words "mobile I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-3

The services and activities listed in Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2 are provided in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in Books V and VI.

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