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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-12

…4° A copy of the minutes of the meetings referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-2; 5° Details of the consequences of the transfer on the involvement of employees within the meaning of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-17

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-8

For the purposes of the first paragraph ofArticle L. 221-6, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations shall pay each credit institution, in respect of the amounts centralised under the first paragraph ofArti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-1

The Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Articles L. 8112-1 or L. 8112-5 who observes one of the breaches referred to in Article L. 1263-3 shall issue a written injunction to the empl…

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

Article R2122-36

…e and documents proving the independence and financial transparency of the trade union organisation;5° A copy of the decision empowering the representative to take the necessary steps to declare the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Health of prisoners

Article D360

In accordance with the provisions of articles R. 322-5 and D. 215-13 of the French Prison Code, the transfer to a more appropriate prison of remand prisoners who do not benefit, in the prison where th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-14

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall have an accounting officer appointed by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.The accounting officer shall be responsible for keeping the accounts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article R3252-15

…ave at this hearing and that a late dispute would not suspend the course of the seizure operations; 5° Reproduces the provisions of article L. 3252-11 relating to the representation of the parties.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article R3212-1

…or the nature of the relationship existing between them prior to the request for care; 4° The date; 5° The signature. If the person requesting care cannot write or is unable to write, the request is r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-129

Subject to the rules governing the protection and representation of incapable persons, the provisions of article R. 743-128 are applicable to the transfer of capital securities or corporate shares by…

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