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Showing 36313640 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-26

…manages shall not acquire shares carrying voting rights enabling it to exercise significant influence over the management of an issuer.II. - A UCITS may not hold more than :1° 10% of the non-voting e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…ut or making available to the public sports equipment not fitted with a fixing or counterweight device as provided for in article R. 322-21 of this Code or fitted with a device that does not comply wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-2

The practice of dentistry is unlawful: 1° Any person who habitually or by continuous direction, even in the presence of a practitioner, takes part in the practice of dentistry, by consultation, person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-2

…raining in the economic, legal and financial fields; or c) at least two years' professional experience in the economic, legal and financial field. This experience must have been acquired during the fi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the mayor of the commune and to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° With the exception…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Changes to the employment contract giving rise to ten or more refusals.

Article L1233-25

Where at least ten employees have refused to accept a change to an essential element of their employment contract, proposed by their employer for one of the economic reasons set out in Article L. 1233…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO RESIDENCE IN FRANCE

Article L822-2

Without prejudice to any legal proceedings that may be brought against it and the special contribution provided for in article L. 8253-1 of the Labour Code, an employer who has employed an illegally s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO RESIDENCE IN FRANCE

Article R822-2

…822-2 is due for each employee who is in an irregular situation with regard to the right of residence.This contribution is payable by the employer who, in breach of article L. 8251-1 of the Labour Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Pursuit of the activity of entrepreneur of live performances on an ancillary basis

Article L7122-20

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-29

The intermediary shall explain to the customer, including the potential customer, the reasons for his proposals and how he has taken account of the information he has obtained from the customer.

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