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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article D4021-2-2

…cture is created on the initiative of several national professional councils, its mission, in order to be recognised by the State, is to : 1° To coordinate discussions and work on subjects of common i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28-2

…raph of article L. 6222-7-1, the minimum wage applicable during the extension is that corresponding to the last year of performance of the contract prior to this extension, in accordance with the proc…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-2

Any obligation contracted by one of the spouses to the charge of the community, any alienation of common property made by one of them within the limit of his powers, subsequent to the application for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-23

…red office is established in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market in a Member State of the European Union. By way of derogation from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-22

…istered office is located in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market in a Member State of the European Union, the FIA or its management…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

I. - This paragraph applies, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:1° To one or more AIFs managed by the same management company which, either separ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20-2

…surance mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 provide the State services with all the information required to draw up the framework document mentioned in Articles L. 5422-20-1 and L. 5422-25 and to monitor t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-2

A hospital practitioner whose family situation allows him/her to benefit from the provisions of article R. 6152-45 may request a change in the number of hours worked instead of granting parental leave…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-2

…r months has elapsed since the date of the last investigative act, the parties may refer the matter to the Investigating Chamber under the conditions provided for in the third paragraph of Article 173…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-23

…ive years on the date on which the civil party is brought, proposing by its articles of association to combat corruption, may exercise the rights granted to the civil party in respect of the following…

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