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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee of financial obligations

Article L211-38-1

…r of the beneficiary other than the provider of the financial collateral referred to in Article L. 211-38 and provided as initial margin pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the Eu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

…loys less than eleven employees:1° The nullity of the dismissal, as provided for in Article L. 1235-11 ; 2° (deleted) ;3° Failure to respect the priority of re-employment, as provided for in Article L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75-2

…f appeal for the trial of crimes falling within the scope of articles 706-73, with the exception of 11°, 706-73-1 or 706-74, in cases that are or would appear to be of great complexity, the Criminal D…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

For the application of articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Definitive prices

Article R2312-12

…the official indices for setting these prices, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2312-11. However, contracts for the supply of gas or electricity may be concluded at a firm price in acco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-7

…r meets the conditions required by article L. 522-6 must, within one month of this change, apply to maintain the authorisation of which it is the beneficiary. The authorisation remains valid until the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article L731-4

…to the commercial chamber, with the exception of articles L. 721-1, L. 721-2, L. 722-3, and L. 722-11 to L. 722-13. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 722-14, the duties of juges-c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-4

…t in Article R. 512-3. However, until the waiver of the postponement provided for in Article R. 512-11, graphic or photographic reproductions of designs are not subject to the presentation requirement…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-20

…he scope of the protection applied for or for the application of the third paragraph of Article L. 611-11. The final content of the abstract is, if necessary, formatted by the National Institute of In…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-10

Notwithstanding articles L. 5125-4, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-3, L. 5125-12 and L. 5125-18, any opening or acquisition by a mutual society or union of mutual societies of an existing pharmacy and any transf…

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