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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-23-1

…ee's placement agreements to be monitored, is as follows: 1° The trainee's surname and first names; 2° The start and end dates of the on-the-job training period or placement; 3° The surname and first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-23

…of the social and economic committee provided for in articles L. 2323-2, L. 2323-4 and L. 2323-5 ; 2° The provision to staff representatives of the information provided for in articles L. 1233-31 to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article R135-2

…article R. 135-1. It shall keep documentary evidence of these consultations. For the application of 2° of Article L. 135-3, the organisation communicates to the minister in charge of culture the conta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks of apprentice training centres

Article R6231-2

…t must include the following information 1° The name of the consular chamber signing the agreement; 2° The tasks entrusted ; 3° The resources used to carry out the assignment(s); 4° The financing arra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-2

…by a member of the executive body or any person authorised for this purpose by the executive body; 2° They shall investigate, for the purposes of assessing the risks of money laundering and terrorist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-260

The company's shares consist of: 1° shares or denominations of capital shares; 2° shares known as "working shares".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to regulated markets

Article L462-2

Article L. 245-2 of the French Commercial Code sets out the penalties for advertising subscriptions to securities.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1243-2

The authorisation provided for in article L. 1243-2 may cover one or more of the activities mentioned in that article.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20

…r, the lists of the following persons: 1° The persons mentioned in A of I ofArticle L. 612-2 and in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 612-21 ; 2° Credit institutions, financial institutions and investment f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2307

The creditor's action may not have the effect of depriving the natural person guarantor of the minimum resources set out in Article L. 731-2 of the French Consumer Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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