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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-40

…as to lead to the belief that it was given after expiry of the ten-day period prescribed in Article L. 313-34, is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-40

…d or that it has made false statements, or if it has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article L. 532-39, the AMF shall ask the AIFM to indicate its new reference Member State.If the AIFM fails t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provision

Article L211-40

…pitalisation of interest due pursuant to an agreement or framework agreement referred to in Article L. 211-36-1 of this Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-40

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-36, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall determine:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-40

…period of sixteen weeks or, where applicable, eighteen or twenty-two weeks provided for in article L. 1225-37. These two periods may be simultaneous.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…ts and the territorial authorities of Martinique and Guyana under the conditions defined in article L. 2334-41;Local authorities in mainland France that meet the following three conditions:1° The loca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Corsican Tourist Offices and Agency

Article L4424-40

…ne of the two preceding paragraphs, it exercises them under the conditions provided for in articles L. 1412-1 or L. 1412-2. It is substituted for the tourist office or agency in all its rights and obl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-40

…he agreement must inform the Board as soon as he/she becomes aware of an agreement to which article L. 225-38 is applicable. It may not take part in the deliberations or vote on the authorisation requ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-40

…her Member State. The company makes an offer to repurchase the securities, units or shares. Article L. 236-5 does not apply to members who are able to exercise their right to sell their shares in acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-40

…provider of his choice to obtain the payment initiation service referred to in 7° of II of Article L. 314-1.Where the payer gives his explicit consent to the execution of a payment in accordance with…

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