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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L752-13

…007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 321-4law no. 2021-219 of 26 February 2021 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to the units mentioned in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L753-13

…007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 321-4law no. 2021-219 of 26 February 2021 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to the units mentioned in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L754-12

…007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 321-4law no. 2021-219 of 26 February 2021 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to the units mentioned in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account.

Article L6323-27

…ng which may not exceed ten times the annual amount. The value of this ceiling and this amount are set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat.Funding of the account is subject to actual payment of the contri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-1

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, on the report of the Labour Inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 noting a dangerous situation, may g…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3133-1

The legal holidays listed below are public holidays: 1° 1st January ; 2° Easter Monday ; 3° 1st May ; 4° 8th May ; 5° Ascension Day ; 6° Whit Monday ; 7° 14th July 8° Assumption Day 9° All Saints' Day…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Special allocation relating to the conditions of exercise of local mandates.

Article D2335-1-1

The scale mentioned in 3° and 4° of the I of article R. 2335-1 determining the amount of allocations in respect of increases in the allocation provided for in article L. 2335-1 is set as follows, by m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-10

…eads as follows: "Art. L. 451-4 -As an exception to Article 18(6) of the regulations referred to in 1° of I of Article L. 712-7 of this Code, issuers whose financial instruments are admitted to tradin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

…or in Article 1374. This agreement is filed with a notary, who checks that the formal requirements set out in 1° to 6° of article 229-3 are met. He also ensures that the draft agreement has not been s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-26

…its activities, the persons referred to in I may not simultaneously hold, within any legal person: 1° More than one mandate for one of the functions mentioned in 1° of IV and two mandates for one of…

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