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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-23

In application of Article 1 of the Order of 4 February 2014 establishing the nomenclature of terms for the national master's degree, the title of the degree mentioned in Article L. 811-5 is as follows…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-24

The secretariat of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline (National Registration and Disciplinary Commission) sends the candidate an invitation to attend at least fifteen days before…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for portfolio management companies authorised in France

Article R532-25

I. When a portfolio management company plans to change any of the factors mentioned in 2°, 5° and 6° of II of Article D. 532-20 or any of the assessment factors communicated to the Autorité des marché…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Health, safety and working conditions committee

Article R1233-25

The committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions referred to in E of II of Article L. 1233-5 is made up of the Director General of the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoire…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-9

…he opportunity to present his or her observations under the conditions set out in articles L. 121-1 and L. 121-2 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-1

Where the professional training or experience required under articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 is acquired in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15-1

The banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in I and III of article R. 519-4 shall ensure that their staff who carry out credit intermediation activities referred to in article L. 313-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-23

…ock company is required to file with the court registry, to be appended to the register of commerce and companies, within one month of the approval of the annual accounts by the general meeting of sha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Post-exposure or post-occupational monitoring

Article R4624-28-1

…xamination provided for in Article L. 4624-2-1 is organised for the following categories of workers:1° Workers who are benefiting or have benefited from enhanced individual monitoring of their state o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 211-5

The conditions laid down in this sub-section are checked when applications for investment approval and production approval are examined.

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