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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-36-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the branch agreement or agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-36, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the assignment contract t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-3

…s of cinema exhibition, architecture, cinema projection techniques, business management, accounting and financing, heritage conservation, as well as people working in the cultural field within local a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-3

…the funeral must declare this to the Town Hall of the municipality in which the deceased was born, and the identity of the deceased and the date and place of scattering of the ashes must be recorded…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…onsidered to be material in that State, it shall consult with the competent authority of that State and the competent authority of the home Member State with a view to reaching a joint decision on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-33-1

…ll take into account the supervision exercised by the competent authorities of each State concerned and, to this end, may enter into a bilateral agreement with them, under the conditions set out in Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reduction of capital

Article R22-10-38

The additional insertion of the purchase notice in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, provided for by Article R. 225-153, is applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reduction of capital

Article R22-10-39

The provisions of articles R. 225-153 to R. 225-155 and R. 22-10-38 do not apply to transactions carried out pursuant to article L. 22-10-62.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-18

I. - The eligible financial securities and money market instruments referred to in I of article L. 214-24-55 are :1° Either eligible financial securities and money market instruments admitted to tradi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-16

…ility of the general-purpose investment fund to comply with the provisions of Articles L. 214-24-29 and L. 214-24-34; 3° A reliable valuation of them is available, in the following form: a) In the cas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-19

…erable securities: a) Feeder undertakings for collective investment mentioned in articles L. 214-22 and L. 214-24-57 ; b) (Repealed) ; c) UCITS and AIFs covered by paragraphs 1, 2 and 6 of sub-section…

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