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Showing 18311840 of 27836 articles for Art. Décret n° 2021-300 du 18 mars 2021

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-32

…ect of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-27

…ect of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

…ect of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-6

…ect of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

…der no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023L. 612-2 with the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-2

…der no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023L. 612-2 with the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article R4424-7-1

…compatibilité of Corsica's land use and sustainable development plan as part of an integrated procedure for housing or an integrated procedure for business property pursuant to Article L. 300-6-1 du…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-112

…ng into account :1° The financial difficulties encountered by the foreign sales company in 2020 and 2021;2° The quality of the promotion and marketing of cinematographic works released in cinemas abro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…cree no. 2022-1014 of 19 July 2022;2° Title II of Book VII in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-144 of 11 February 2021, with the exception of articles R. 721-7 to R. 722-6, R. 722-8, R. 722-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crisis prevention and management measures for central counterparties

Article L613-71

…et de résolution shall exercise the powers of resolution authority provided for in Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties…

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