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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-8

…he contribution initially due, before the deductions provided for in articles L. 5212-10-1, L. 5212-11 and the third paragraph of article L. 5212-9, calculated in accordance with the provisions of art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

…persons referred to in I of Article L. 612-2, with the exception of those referred to in 4a, 5° and 11° of A and 4° of B, has breached a European, legislative or regulatory provision that the AMF is r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-48

I.-A third-country firm establishes a branch in order to provide, in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin, the investment services mentioned in A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-51

…transmission to the European Commission, the statistics referred to in Article 19 of Directive 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 which are communicated to it by t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R286-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 2° References to the benefits ment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R284-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the prefect are replaced by the reference to the senior administrator of the territory of the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R285-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° The references to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18

…ply with the requirements of I of this article, 3° of I or II of article L. 533-10, articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-12-4 and articles L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R92

…s 100 and 706-95 ;10° The costs of searching for and issuing reproductions of all printed documents;11° The costs of implementing secret agreements on cryptology resources or services incurred pursuan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-66

…udy, each insofar as it is concerned and in accordance with the criteria set out in articles L. 713-11, L. 713-12 and L. 713-13.This study determines, on the one hand, the economic importance of the p…

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