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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R783-23

…column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…l cooperation groupings; and 16° The general terms and conditions of charges for services rendered; 17° The nature of legal actions, settlements and debt forgiveness for which the Chief Executive Offi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…aximum outstanding cash loans; 16 The granting of sureties, guarantees and other personal sureties; 17° The creation of sureties on the assets of the public establishment; 18° The acceptance of donati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-1

…ning of Law no. 2011-590 of 26 May 2011 relating to the price of digital books, are after 1 January 2016, no later than the day on which they are made available to the public ;-for other works, at the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe II

…hey are subject in terms of special accounts and that complies with the provisions of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés. This software must me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

…L. 313-17 of the same code or the long-stay visa valid as a residence permit b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…term freelance administration contract provided for in Articles L. 1254-12, L. 1254-13 and L. 1254-17 ; 5° concluding a freelance administration contract that does not include the compulsory informat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…4 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2019-738 of 17 July 2019. Article L. 12-10-1 shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L455-2

…462-3du code de la santé publique;4° Les articles L. 237-1, L. 237-2, L. 237-3, L. 253-15 to L. 253-17, L. 254-9, L. 255-18, L. 671-9 and L. 671-10 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;5° La loi du 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-1

…be decided ex officio by the Autorité des marchés financiers in the situations mentioned in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020. If the applicant's programme of operations includ…

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