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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article R533-16

…Dialogue with the companies held; 3° Exercise of voting rights and other rights attached to shares; 4° Cooperation with other shareholders; 5° Communication with relevant stakeholders; 6° Prevention a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2-2

THE BENEFIT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE R. 321-1-II (4°) DU CODE DE COMMERCE OPERATOR OF VOLUNTARY SALES OF FURNITURE AT PUBLIC AUCTION INCLUDING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS Managing director of a legal entity I,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Disciplinary action

Article R4234-1

…security fund or organisation, the directors of the local compulsory health insurance organisation; 4° A pharmacists' union or association, a pharmacist or a legal entity registered with the Order; 5°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-46

…h) Data relating to communications traffic; i) Data enabling billing and payment to be established; 4° For data obtained by capturing, fixing, transmitting or recording speech pursuant to Articles 706…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-4

Where the child has been entrusted to a third party, parental authority continues to be exercised by the father and mother; however, the person to whom the child has been entrusted performs all the us…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-2

A public database is created, made available free of charge via an online public communication service, which lists unavailable books. The Bibliothèque nationale de France shall ensure that the databa…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215 ter

By way of derogation from Article 215a, those who hold or transport the cultural goods or national treasures referred to in Article 38 (4) must, at the first request of the customs officers, produce e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-33

…o provides ; 2° When the assignment contract is concluded under Article L. 1251-57; 3° (Repealed) ; 4° In the event of early termination of the contract at the employee's initiative, through gross mis…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contract amendment

Article L2194-1

…or services have become necessary;3° The amendments are made necessary by unforeseen circumstances;4° A new contractor replaces the initial contractor;5° The amendments are not substantial;6° The ame…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2111-9

…nsposing European standards; 2° European Technical Assessments; 3° Common technical specifications; 4° International standards; 5° Other technical reference systems drawn up by European standardisatio…

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