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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-19

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the determination of the method and amount of the remuneration of each of the members of the Management Board, provided for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article R22-10-17

…r indirectly concerned, the nature of his relationship with the company, the date and the financial terms of the agreement. It shall also contain any other information necessary to assess the interest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article R22-10-15

…ns. > Other personal data contained in this report will no longer be made available to the public after ten years from publication.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article R22-10-14

…The decision-ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article D22-10-16

…ar: 1° With regard to pension and similar commitments, and any other benefit paid in respect of the termination of functions in whole or in part in the form of an annuity, where these commitments are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12-1

…y or qualitatively exorbitant from those that the company normally uses. In such cases, the initial term of the contract may not be less than six months. It is extended to thirty-six months in order t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414-1

…ng either a transport document, or a document issued by a person legally established in the customs territory, or a document certifying that the native gold is intended for legal export.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D142-1

Convicted offenders may not be granted a temporary absence from prison while serving a security period.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 197

The Public Prosecutor notifies each of the parties and their lawyer by registered letter of the date on which the case will be called for hearing. Notification shall be made to the detained person by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 192

The functions of the public prosecutor with the investigating chamber are performed by the public prosecutor or his deputies; those of the registry by a registrar of the court of appeal.

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