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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services on the territory of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Passports)

Article R532-17

…provide services from the management companies referred to in articles L. 532-20-1 and L. 532-21-3.II. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall receive notifications of freedom of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

Article R6223-10

…employing the apprentice may not exceed two during the course of the same apprenticeship contract. II - Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 6223-5, an apprenticeship supervisor is appointed in e…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-52

…without pre-emptive subscription rights by way of a public offer or by way of an offer mentioned in II of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code must be set in accordance with the procedu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-22

…untant pays the sums recovered after deduction of the assessment and collection costs mentioned in VII of Article 1647 of the General Tax Code and, where applicable, any sums unduly paid;3° The procee…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-2

…organisations and organisations for the collective management of authors' rights mentioned in Title II of Book III of Part One of the Intellectual Property Code. The agreements may be made binding on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-81-1

…shall come from a category of members other than that of the chairman. He may be reappointed twice. II. - If the Chairman of the Users' Commission is unable to attend, is absent for a prolonged period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General duties

Article R4312-68-1

…therapeutic procedures. It does not undermine the dignity of the profession or mislead the public. II. - Nurses may also, by any means, including on a website, communicate to the public or to health…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article A321-4

…ersity of Paris-I; 6° The diploma of bi-disciplinary law-history of art from the University of Lyon-II; 7° The licence droit-histoire de l'art diploma from the University of Brest; 8° The "specialist…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-5

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-26

…d social institutions under the conditions set out in Article L. 244-8 of the Social Security Code. II - The financial guarantee may only result from a guarantee undertaking given by a mutual guarante…

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