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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-6

…g from a financial contract or a contract mentioned in 4 to 10 of Section C of Annex I to Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 has been excluded from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-9

The period provided for in article L. 1237-19-4 begins on receipt of the complete file by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment. The file is complete when…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-50

…rred to in articles R. 2223-42, R. 2223-43 and R. 2223-44 for a period of twelve months from 10 May 1995, the date of publication of Decree no. 95-653 of 9 May 1995 on the national regulations governi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions, information and prevention

Article D3511-3

The date for the annual "No Smoking Day" event has been set for 31 May.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-7

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-13

…pinions must be set out in a written report.The experts and specialists mentioned inarticle R. 1125-19 are also required to make the declarations mentioned in article L. 1451-1. These declarations are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-23

…ng rights of the company concerned; 2° An issuer within the meaning of Article 2(1)(d) of Directive 2004/109 of 15 December 2004, whose registered office is in a Member State of the European Union and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L2192-15

The public undertakings defined in II ofArticle 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L3133-14

The public undertakings defined in II of Article 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-9

…pective powers granted to them by the articles of this Book and by Council Regulation (EC) No 139 / 2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings and by Council Regulat…

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