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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-26

…rights enabling it to exercise significant influence over the management of an issuer.II. - A UCITS may not hold more than :1° 10% of the non-voting equity securities of any one issuer ;2° 10% of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-185

Options giving entitlement to subscribe for shares may be granted for a period of two years from the company's registration, to corporate officers who are natural persons and who participate with empl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11

…121-7 are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of the average annu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-11

…iod for recorded information, the procedures for authorising the persons referred to in article 230-10 as well as, where applicable, the conditions under which interested parties may exercise their ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

…he or she has become aware in the performance of his or her duties, or who has reported such facts, may be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. The persons mentioned in the first pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Exposure to particular risks.

Article L1225-15

…wing a non-occupational illness or accident certified by the occupational physician; 2° bis L. 1226-10, relating to unfitness following an accident at work or an occupational disease; 3° L. 4624-3 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Training.

Article L1442-2

…grant employees of their company who are members of an industrial tribunal leave of absence, which may be divided into several periods, up to a maximum of : 1° Five days per mandate, for initial trai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-3

By way of derogation from articles 16-10 and 16-11 of the Civil Code, when the person is incapable of expressing his or her wishes, the examination or identification may be undertaken for medical purp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-14

…141-1 , one unit of account of which is made up of shares in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10, the insurance company shall inform the policyholder(s) and members of the company's intention to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-13

…141-1 and comprising units of account made up of shares in a company referred to in Article L. 160-10 of the company's intention to adopt the system referred to in that same Article. Each subscriber…

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