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Showing 10211030 of 37377 articles for Art. s. L 313-50

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-14

When all or part of the remuneration due under a partnership contract or a contract referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code in respect of investment costs, wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31

In addition to the application of article L. 561-30-1 and article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the department is authorised to pass on information it holds to the judicial authorities and cri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Risk mutual funds

Article L214-28

I. - At least 50% of the assets of a fonds commun de placement à risques must be made up of non-trading securities, equity securities or securities giving access to the capital of companies, which are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Activities, holidays.

Article L850

For the purposes of this provision, sick leave and the leave referred to in articles L. 880 and L. 881 are considered as service completed. The administration retains complete freedom to stagger leave…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-6

In the event of non-compliance by the company with either articles L. 228-29-1 or L. 228-29-2, or the conditions under which decisions must be taken at general meetings and the publication formalities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-12

The parties to the contract agree on the principle of a contractual termination during one or more meetings at which the employee may be assisted:1° Either by a person of his choice from the company's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2313-1

The commune's budgets remain deposited at the town hall and, where applicable, at the annexed town hall where they are made available on site to the public within fifteen days of their adoption or, wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-7

The special negotiating body takes its decisions by an absolute majority of its members, who must also represent an absolute majority of the employees of the participating parties and of the subsidiar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-7

…n some of the communes of a syndicat de communes or a syndicat mixte form part of a communauté d'agglomération, by the creation of this communauté, by the merger of public establishments of inter-muni…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-3

I.-A fine of up to €50,000 shall be imposed if an economic operator within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market…

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