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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6523-2-2

…l branches concerned submit a request for management of the contributions mentioned in article D. 6523-2-1 to the ministers responsible for vocational training and overseas France.This request must be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-20-2

…verify the claims corresponding to the funds mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 613-30-2. Statements of these claims are drawn up by the creditors' representative or the liquidator no lat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-20

For the application of articles R. 6331-52 and R. 6332-72 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "the body mentioned in article L. 225-1-1" are replaced by the words: "the social security fund mentio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

For the application of articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-4

…t decisions. The results obtained are presented in the document referred to in II of article L. 533-22-1. This target is updated each year.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-1

…the nature of the financial instrument in question, and whether or not the investor is a professional.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28

Officials and agents of administrations and public services to whom special laws assign certain judicial police powers exercise these powers under the conditions and within the limits set by these law…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2295

Unless otherwise stipulated, the guarantee extends to interest and other accessories to the guaranteed obligation, as well as the costs of the first demand, and to all those subsequent to the denuncia…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2294

The guarantee must be express. It may not be extended beyond the limits within which it was contracted.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and scope of the bond

Article 2292

A surety bond may guarantee one or more present or future, definite or determinable obligations.

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