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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

…7, II, IV, V and VII, and Articles L. 233-8, L. 233-9, L. 233-10, L. 233-10-1, L. 233-11 and L. 233-12 of the Commercial Code shall apply. The Autorité des marchés financiers may exempt a person holdi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-16

…lidated basis, this Authority may take the necessary precautionary measures referred to in 9°, 10°, 12° and 13° of I of Article L. 612-33 and Article L. 612-32. In addition to these measures, the Auto…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

…any agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the social an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health record and compulsory examinations.

Article L2132-2-1

…pplicable, any subsequent treatment are reimbursed under the conditions set out in article L. 162-1-12 of the Social Security Code. An interprofessional agreement referred to inarticle L. 162-14-1 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Damaged property

Article 1056

…ended by articles 10 and 11 of law no. 56-589 of 18 June 1956 and article 1 of decree no. 73-974 of 12 October 1973, are drawn up in duplicate on plain paper.II. - The provisions of the first paragrap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-6

…ouncillor called upon to replace him/her in application of article L. 273-10 or I of article L. 273-12 acts as substitute community councillor and may participate with voting rights in meetings of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-10

…enced to placement under mobile electronic surveillance pursuant to the articles 131-36-9 to 131-36-12 of the Penal Code shall undergo an examination to assess their dangerousness and measure the risk…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-36

…cation of the obligations provided for in Article 706-25-8 and the article 19-II de la loi n° 2015-912 du 24 juillet 2015; h) Where applicable, dates of committal and release; 3° Miscellaneous informa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-3

…it; 11° Two bank cheque forms per month or equivalent means of payment offering the same services; 12° A standing order to transfer funds to another bank account in New Caledonia; the revocation of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-3

…it; 11° Two bank cheque forms per month or equivalent means of payment offering the same services; 12° The setting up of a standing order to transfer funds to another bank account in French Polynesia…

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