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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D522-2

…I -The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall make the notification provided for in 2° of I of Article L. 522-13 within three months. III - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de ré…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-6

In the event of non-compliance by the company with either articles L. 228-29-1 or L. 228-29-2, or the conditions under which decisions must be taken at general meetings and the publication formalities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Introduction of a foreign worker.

Article L5221-2

…nt : 1° The documents and visas required by the international conventions and regulations in force; 2° An employment contract approved by the administrative authority or a work permit.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-25

…d is the subject of two decisions:1° A provisional decision accepting the principle of granting aid;2° A definitive decision to grant aid once the amount of aid has been determined.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-21

…by the département, the data in the data processing is only used for the purposes mentioned in 1°, 2° and 4° of article R. 5134-18 by the employees of the administrations and bodies mentioned below,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-41-2

…n and the declaration of partial practice as well as the list of accompanying supporting documents ;2° The information to be provided in the statistical reports.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-28

Decisions by general meetings of shareholders, relating to the consolidation of shares, provided for in articles L. 228-29-1 and L. 228-29-2, are taken, under the conditions laid down for amending the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-20

…mation, at the earliest three months before the release date of the cinematographic work in cinemas;2° When it has definitive information, at the latest seven months after the release date of the cine…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-2

I. 2° of article R. 6123-3-2 and articles R. 6123-3-3, R. 6123-3-4 and R. 6123-3-10 are not applicable to Mayotte. II - For the application of article R. 6123-3-9 in Mayotte, the words: "national and"…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-8

I.-Any contract entered into in breach of the substantive and formal rules set out in articles L. 222-2-1 to L. 222-2-5 shall be deemed to be for an indefinite period. II - Failure to comply with the…

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