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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-46-5

Where several entities belonging to the same institution of global systemic importance are resolution entities or third-country entities that would be resolution entities if they were established in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

I.-Section 1 of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-25

I.-France Compétences allocates, each year, the proceeds of employers' contributions paid to it under 2°, 3° and 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1, less the payment referred to in Article R. 6123-24, and d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…n Article L. 532-1 but without being able to claim the benefit of the provisions of Articles L. 532-16 to L. 532-27: 1° a) The French State, the Caisse de la dette publique and the Caisse d'amortissem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 B

…uropean Union, are established in one or more States which treat this entity as a taxable person; > 16° Associated company of a taxpayer: an associated company of a taxpayer which has a direct or indi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

…control environment, which is reflected in the behaviour of the bodies mentioned in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code and management, their degree of sensitivity and the actions they ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-2

…the consequences thereof, in accordance with the procedures mentioned in 3° and 4° of II of article 16-10 of the Civil Code. III - The analyses provided for in I of this article are carried out on pse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-4

…es of the company and those of the companies it controls within the meaning of II of Article L. 233-16, directly or indirectly, as well as the activities of subcontractors or suppliers with whom there…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-25

…ve the machine being used, as they cannot benefit from the exemption provided for in article R. 221-16 of the Highway Code;- personal safety equipment: as a minimum, participants must be equipped with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

…rity Code;15° The terms and conditions for implementing profit-sharing and employee savings schemes;16° The procedures for taking into account, in the branch or company, requests relating to negotiati…

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