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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L775-24

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to Article L. 612-2 are subject to a contribution for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banque de France…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-2

…es do not file their accounts under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23, the president of the commercial court may issue an injunction to that compan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…bout schemes for transition between work and retirement, in particular that provided for in Article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code, facilitating their geographical and professional mobility…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

…security scheme, contributions to pension schemes, contributions to the fund instituted in Article L. 1621-2 as well as the training costs of the elected members of the Corsican Assembly and the Cors…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

I. - Supervision of compliance by the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, with directly applicable European provisions relating t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-26

…akes available to the committee, under the conditions set out in the agreement mentioned in article L. 2312-21 or, in the absence of an agreement, in sub-paragraph 4:1° Information on trends in employ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-6

The State and the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy exercise, each insofar as it is concerned, their right of ownership over their public domain and their private domain. The local authority's domain i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

…local authority's hotel;2° Expenditure relating to the function allowances provided for in articles L. 7125-17 to L. 7125-20 and to the training costs mentioned in article L. 7125-14 as well as contri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

…ceeds of these issues do not constitute funds repayable by the public within the meaning of Article L. 312-2 ; 2. Companies other than those mentioned in 1 and 1 bis, provided that they meet the condi…

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