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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Procedure for pre-marketing AIFs in France or in an EU Member State other than France (article L. 214-24-2-1)

Article L214-24-2-1

Any French portfolio management company may pre-market units or shares of a European Union AIF to professional clients in France or in another Member State of the European Union under conditions laid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-7

…o not apply when a société par actions with a public offering mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article L. 411-2-1 of the same code.The founders' report l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-19

I. - The assets of a general-purpose investment fund may also include, up to the limit of 10% stipulated in II of article R. 214-32-18 : 1° warrants ; 2° Savings bonds 3° Promissory notes 4° mortgage…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article 1609 quinvicies

…of II of the same Article L. 130-1 shall apply.B. - For the companies referred to in Article L. 1251-2 of the Labour Code, the thresholds defined in I are assessed without taking into account employe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L1146-1

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to professional equality between men and women, as set out in articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-2, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 3,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4381-72

The description "société civile professionnelle d'infirmiers ou d'infirmières ou de masseurs-kinésithérapeutes", to the exclusion of all others, accompanies the company name in all correspondence and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-2

For projects for which the title has previously been filed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 122-2, may be entered in the register of options, at the request of the most diligent party,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-1

…th the terms and conditions set out in this chapter. VI - The employees mentioned in article L. 243-1-2 of the Social Security Code who are employed by a company which does not have an establishment i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Personalised project for access to employment and reasonable offer of employment.

Article R5411-16

The agreements concluded between Pôle emploi and the bodies participating in the public employment service mentioned in Article L. 5311-4 define, in accordance with the provisions set out in the multi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-20

…ragraph, the words: "or in the land register" are deleted.III.-.For the application of Article L. 511-2 :1° In the third paragraph of I, the sentence: "The provisions of Articles L. 521-1 to L. 521-4…

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