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Showing 19311940 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-3

Articles L. 214-24-34, L. 214-24-41, L. 214-24-55, R. 214-32-33, R. 214-32-35 and R. 214-32-40 as well as the provisions of this paragraph are applicable to each of the sub-funds of the fonds communs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-8

…d by the company, under the supervision of the statutory auditor, at least once each financial year and each time that an event or series of events occurring during a financial year are likely to lead…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-21-1

…urse may also take into account the failure to comply with the requirements relating to good repute and competence applicable to the person concerned.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-21-1

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution proposes to the European Central Bank that the authorisation of the credit institution in question be withdrawn, it shall first obtain the opi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-21-1

When the Agency has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17, the Secretar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-20

…e, shall be agreed in advance with the authorities of that State, specifying in particular the time and place of the hearing, the identification details of the person heard and, in the case of a suspe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-21

…s for calculating the financial indicators provided for in articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 are, as far as new communes are concerned, specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-21

…may be renewed once if an extended branch agreement so provides. This agreement sets the conditions and duration of renewals. The duration of the trial period, including renewals, may not exceed : 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-9

…f their vote. When voting takes place during working hours, this time is considered as working time and paid at the normal rate.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-104-9

The payment mandate must be issued in the name of the original creditor.

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