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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-5

I. - The number of employees, turnover and balance sheet total of the company issuing the securities registered in the plan, referred to in a) of 2 of Article L. 221-32-2, are assessed under the condi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-1 A

…ith a dispensation from sentencing or a postponement, with or without an injunction, of sentencing; 5° Convictions handed down by foreign courts; 6° Fixed fines referred to in 5° of Article 768-1; 7°…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-1

…with regard to the undertakings to which that Article applies and with regard to finance companies;5° It may, on a proposal from the Governor of the Banque de France and with a view to preventing the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R522-2

…seizure operations, the bailiff shall verbally remind him of the content of the mentions in 4° and 5° of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-1

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may authorise an embryo research protocol, under the conditions laid down in Article L. 2151-5, after obtaining the opinion of the Steering Committ…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-9

…titution's steering committee; 4° Four qualified personalities appointed by the Minister for Sport; 5° A staff representative elected in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minist…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-1

…of the academic region, or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, draws up the list of members of the…

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

Article L1233-24-3

…tion to staff representatives of the information provided for in Articles L. 1233-31 to L. 1233-33; 5° Consultation rules applicable in the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, as provided…

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

Article L1233-24-2

…timetable for redundancies; 4° The number of job losses and the professional categories concerned; 5° The procedures for implementing the training, adaptation and redeployment measures provided for i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Exception for the purpose of exploiting an unavailable work

Article R122-31

I.-Publicly accessible libraries, museums, archive services or institutions holding film, audiovisual or sound heritage wishing to exploit unavailable works under the conditions mentioned in the first…

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