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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-19

The Chairman may decide, after obtaining the assent of the Accounting Officer:1° In the event of hardship for debtors, to grant an ex gratia remission of AMF claims, except for the duties and contribu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-2

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 3334-11, the rules of the collective retirement savings plan define the conditions under which each participant is offered a savings allocatio…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R321-5-2

When, pursuant to Article L. 321-1-2 , the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution consults the authority responsible for supervising credit or investment institutions in the Member State con…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the method of distribution

Article 311-7

Audiovisual works eligible for automatic and selective financial support are works intended:1° Either for initial broadcast on a television service;2° Or for initial availability to the public on an o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-33

…stration must state the title, genre and duration of the work in question.It must be accompanied by:1° Either a broadcast certificate or a certificate of availability to the public, issued by the publ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-34

In the event of a dispute or difficulty of interpretation as to whether an audiovisual work belongs to a given genre for inclusion on the list of reference works, the President of the Centre national…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2

…ral person or legal entity. They may be brought by any interested party before the judicial courts determined by regulation. II. II - Applications for invalidation of trade marks on the basis of Artic…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-16

…ision and the certificate, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office may consult the competent authority of the executing State in order to determine, in particular, whether enforcement of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

The information referred to in I of Article L. 233-7 of the Commercial Code is also provided when the issuer's registered office is outside the European Economic Area and falls within the cases referr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-14

…employees monitored by a company occupational health and prevention service in the following cases: 1° The company or establishment belongs to a group within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 ; 2° The…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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