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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-47

In this section :1° "Third-country firm" means a firm which, if its head office or registered office were situated in a Member State of the European Union, would be either a credit institution providi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-48

…es, in the absence of an equivalence decision by the European Commission as provided for in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-49

A third-country company wishing to open a branch in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin must submit an application for authorisation to the Aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Posting and distribution of union communications.

Article L2142-4

Publications and leaflets of a trade union nature may be freely distributed to company employees within the company premises when they are entering and leaving work.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for access by legal entities

Article R744-44

…ility by representatives of legal entities that have concluded an agreement pursuant to article R. 744-21 is subject to individual approval granted for a renewable period of three years, on the propos…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for access by legal entities

Article R744-46

The individual approvals mentioned in 2° of article R. 744-43 are issued by the Minister responsible for immigration.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for access by legal entities

Article R744-45

The individual approvals mentioned in 1° of article R. 744-43 and article R. 744-44 are issued by the Prefect or, in Paris, by the Prefect of Police.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for access by legal entities

Article R744-43

…es by representatives of legal entities that have entered into an agreement pursuant to article R. 744-20 is subject to individual approval granted for a renewable period of three years, on the propos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Candidatures of employee trade union organisations

Article R2122-42

The time limits set by articles R. 2122-39 to R. 2122-41 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640, 641 and 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Candidatures of employee trade union organisations

Article R2122-40

The Tribunal Judiciaire shall give its decision without charge or formality within ten days from the date of referral. The parties are notified of the decision within three days by the court registry,…

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