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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-23

Credit institutions, finance companies and investment firms must deposit Treasury bills belonging to them with the Banque de France if the total nominal amount of these bills exceeds €750.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-26

When the borrower disposes of financial securities, priority is given to withdrawing them from the securities of the same type borrowed on the earliest date. Subsequent purchases of securities of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-25

Subscriptions made by current account holders give rise to a credit to their account equal to the amount of the bonds subscribed, without the physical issue of forms.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-28

Transfer orders are exempt from stamp duty.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-24

When financial securities are loaned by a company, they are deducted in priority from securities of the same type acquired or subscribed to on the most recent date.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior interview.

Article L1232-2

If an employer is considering dismissing an employee, the employee must be invited to a preliminary interview before any decision is taken.The notice is sent by registered letter or by hand-delivered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Tie-breaking.

Article L1454-2

In the event of a tie, the case is referred back to the same adjudication panel or the same summary proceedings panel, presided over by a judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the seat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-2

A national agreement relating to access to credit for persons presenting an increased risk due to their state of health or disability is concluded between the State, professional organisations represe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L1143-2

An association of users of the healthcare system approved pursuant to article L. 1114-1 may take legal action to obtain compensation for individual losses suffered by users of the healthcare system wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-2

Infringements of the provisions of Chapters I and II of this Title and of the regulations adopted for their application are recorded in official reports, which are valid until proven otherwise.Officia…

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