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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-34

The association may impose one of the following sanctions on member companies, their publication director or, failing that, their legal representative, depending on the seriousness of the breach: 1° A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-3

I.-The collectivity shall lay down the rules applicable in the following matters: 1° Taxes, duties and fees under the conditions set out in Article LO 6314-4; land registry; 2° Road traffic and road t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-30

…onal residing outside the European Union who comes to France, under the provisions of 2° of article L. 1262-1 of the Labour Code, to complete an internship in an establishment or company in the group…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-39

…e bridge institution no later than two years after the last transfer made pursuant to II of Article L. 311-35. The collège de résolution may decide to extend this period by a renewable period of one y…

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

Article L213-31

…L. 213-28 are not applicable to operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Surrender in application of international conventions or European Union law

Article L621-3

The provisions of article L. 621-2 when he has entered or stayed on French territory without complying with the stipulations of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 19, paragraph 1 of article 20, and paragra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article L624-3

…part and who has not replied to the judicial representative within the period mentioned in Article L. 622-27 may not appeal against the decision of the juge-commissaire where the latter confirms the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L837-3

…s libertés, sets out the terms and conditions for the application of the third paragraph of article L. 821-6. It shall specify how long the data is to be kept and the conditions for updating the infor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-3

…tiel et de résolution facts likely to characterise one or more of the breaches mentioned in Article L. 634-1 of this Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-33

…training account of the beneficiary of a work support and assistance contract referred to inarticle L. 311-4 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (Social Action and Family Code ) is funded…

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