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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2430

…is fixed as stated in Article 2429, distinguishing according to whether or not the due date or the last due date, even if it results from an extension of time, is fixed and whether or not it is subse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-15

…ncial results of its activity, the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and the notes for the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed, shall be liable to a fine of 4,500 euro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-3

…those provided for in Chapter I of Title I of Book II of the General Civil Service Code and in the last paragraph of I of Article 9 bis of Law No. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-69

The period between the date either of the insertion or of the last of the insertions containing a notice of meeting, or of the dispatch of the letters, or of the transmission of the notice of meeting…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Drawing up the annual list of citizen assessors

Article R2-1

…and 2° of Article 10-4 and to Article R. 2-3 ; 2° The collection of information provided for in the last paragraph of Article 10-4 which must be completed, in accordance with article R. 2-5.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-5

…al and release, the address of the residence declared by the person released, if different from the last registered residence and, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, the date of the notific…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-11

…same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 517-1 with the exception of its last four paragraphs Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 517-4-3 with the exception of it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-37

…ancial contracts under the conditions laid down in articles R. 214-32-22 to R. 214-32-26 and in the last paragraph of I of article R. 214-32-29.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-150

…sistance of a person of his choice, may at any time inspect the following documents relating to the last three financial years, either personally or through a representative, at the registered office:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-6-2

…ervices of the Minister responsible for labour in accordance with the procedure provided for in the last paragraph of article D. 1142-5, as soon as the agreement or unilateral decision mentioned in ar…

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