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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-173

The management company of the fund and any entity responsible for the collection of sums due to or benefiting directly or indirectly the fund may agree that these sums will be credited to an account s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-17

Where a collective company pension savings plan has been set up, all employees of the company are entitled to benefit from its provisions. However, a seniority condition may be required. This may not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-17

It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for any person, in his own name or as a partner in a company of statutory auditors, to accept, perform or retain the duties of st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme.

Article L313-17

Without prejudice to articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-9 and L. 341-48 to L. 341-51 of the French Consumer Code, the fixed interest on an equity loan may be increased under the conditions set out in the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-17

In addition to the pre-employment declaration provided for in Article L. 1221-10, a pre-employment declaration must be made :1° When an establishment, having ceased to employ staff for at least six mo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-17

The employee is entitled to maternity leave for a period starting six weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and ending ten weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-17

At the written request of the employee, the employer shall indicate in writing the criteria used to determine the order of redundancies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

In the event of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-17

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of Articles L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination by mutual agreement under a collective agreement

Article L1237-17

A collective agreement on forward-looking management of jobs and skills or a collective severance agreement may define the terms and conditions for the mutually agreed termination of the employment co…

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