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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prescription of a route

Article R5132-1-4

A person who has benefited from a pathway to integration through economic activity is not eligible for a new pathway within two years of the end of their previous pathway or, if the pathway has been t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-15-1

Implementation of the procedure provided for in this section does not prevent the Public Prosecutor from simultaneously issuing a summons to appear in court pursuant to Article 390-1. The referral to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-15

An accused person who, for one of the offences mentioned in article 495-7, a direct summons or a summons to appear in court pursuant to articles 390 or 390-1, a summons by procès-verbal pursuant to ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-1

…one credit institution, investment firm or financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21 as a subsidiary or which have a holding in such an institution or firm are required to comply,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-4

…of the issue of shares shall reproduce the information in the notice provided for in article R. 22-10-3 and shall contain a mention of the publication of this notice in the Bulletin des annonces léga…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia.

Article R2573-40-1

…ers or alternates, elect the mayor associated with the chairmanship of the Local Finance Committee, together with his or her alternate, from among the mayors representing the municipalities. The vote…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R1511-4-1

For the application of this section, aid granted in the forms provided for in Article L. 1511-3 for the financing of real estate projects under leasing and hire-purchase contracts is considered to be…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

Notwithstanding article L. 2232-24 of the Labour Code, in companies not subject to the obligation to organise the elections provided for in Book III of Part Two of the same code, the agreements mentio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-4

I. - In accordance with the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the depositary : 1° ensures that all payments made by or on behalf of holders of uni…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-4-1

The undertakings referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 must limit their objects to the business of reinsurance and related operations. This requirement may include the holding of equity inter…

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