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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to companies whose financial instruments are no longer traded on a regulated market

Article L433-5

Articles L. 433-1 to L. 433-4 are applicable to companies whose financial instruments have ceased to be admitted to trading on a regulated market in order to be admitted to trading on a multilateral t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the protection of rights in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-57

…of Book II or of other ownership securities or creditor of a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34, and the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution under Article L. 613-55-5, does not inc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 514

…t account was drawn up and submit it for the verification and approval provided for in the articles 511 to 513-1. In addition, within three months of the end of his assignment, the tutor or his heirs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeals against police judgements

Article 546

…when the fine incurred is that provided for fifth class offences, when the penalty provided for by 1° of Article 131-16 of the Penal Code has been imposed, or where the fine imposed is greater than t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Timeshare contract.

Article L1252-5

When the employee is made available outside mainland France, the timeshare contract contains a clause covering the repatriation of the employee at the expense of the timeshare company.This clause beco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Processing of personal data

Article R7343-5

…the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority, under the conditions provided for in Articles 12, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Voting

Article R7343-51

To vote electronically, the voter, having logged on to the voting system and identified himself in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 7343-44, casts and validates his vote. The vote…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Voting

Article R7343-52

…This log is automatically edited and sent to the technical committee mentioned in article R. 7343-41 and to the delegates mentioned in article R. 7343-43. It is appended to the electronic voting repo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Voting

Article R7343-50

Before the electronic vote opens, separate, confidential and strictly personal decryption keys are given, in a sealed envelope, to three of the members of the polling station. Each key is allocated in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedures for the examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in the event of house arrest or detention

Article L753-5

…istrative authority, and without prejudice to the cases provided for in c and d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall rule on the asyl…

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