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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-70

To qualify for the allowance for self-employed workers, the persons mentioned in article L. 5424-24 : 1° Prove that they have been self-employed for a minimum uninterrupted period of two years in one…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-7

The following are eligible for exemption from contributions and entitlement to benefits under Articles L. 161-1-1 and L. 161-24 of the Social Security Code: 1° Persons deprived of employment receiving…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article R623-59

I.-Species, other than those listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights, for which farmers have the right, pursuant to Article L. 623-24-1, to use o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-7

I.-The Autorité des marchés financiers may suspend the marketing or sale of financial instruments, units mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 39-3 and 495-22, the Public Prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Rennes is competent to: 1° Where the information in the official report does not comply wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-30

I.-In undertakings or establishments usually employing at least fifty employees, the employer shall convene and consult the social and economic committee on :1° The planned operation and its terms and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L773-14

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L775-13

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L774-14

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, in the wording indicated in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-2

The operator of the multilateral trading facility establishes the rules of the facility. These rules, which are transparent and non-discretionary, ensure fair and orderly trading and set objective cri…

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