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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning simplified joint stock companies

Article L244-1

The articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-6, L. 242-8, L. 242-17 to L. 242-24 apply to sociétés par actions simplifiées. The penalties provided for the chairman, directors or managing directors of sociétés anon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-14

The management section of the employees' college, with the exception of those who have a specific delegation of authority, is responsible for the persons in the categories mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-15

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a collective branch agreement may introduce night work in a company or establishment, within the meaning of article L. 3122-5, or extend it to ne…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article L5218-11

I. - Notwithstanding article L. 5217-12, the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence benefits, from 1st January of the year following that of its creation, from a global operating allocation equal to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-1

Failure by an employer who posts one or more employees to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 1262-2-1, the third paragraph of II of article L. 1262-4, article L. 1262-4-4 or arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L341-17

Any breach of the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to banking or financial canvassing committed by the persons mentioned in 1°, 3°, 5°, 7° and 8° of article L. 341-3 and in ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-18

…performance of the statutory auditor's duties are not met, the AMF may ask the competent court to relieve the statutory auditor of his duties in accordance with the procedures set out inArticle L. 823…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-15

A merger, split or absorption involving a UCITS or a sub-fund is subject to approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 214-15, when, in the course of a merger, a foreign UCITS approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-19

UCITS must provide the Banque de France with the information required to compile monetary statistics.

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