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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article D632-3-3

…nable the monitoring and implementation of the single position limits referred to in Article L. 420-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

…(deleted) ;3° Failure to respect the priority of re-employment, as provided for in Article L. 1235-13.In the event of unfair dismissal, the employee may claim compensation corresponding to the loss s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-44

…rty attorneys or the list of patent attorneys as provided for in l'article 3 du décret n° 76-671 du 13 juillet 1976 modifié relatif à la qualification professionnelle en matière de brevets d'invention…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-21-1

For the application of Article L. 533-30-13, the conduct likely to result in the reduction or restitution, in whole or in part, of the variable remuneration shall be defined by the investment firms, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15-1

…rsions of the documents containing such information are prepared. The provisions of Articles R. 463-13 to R. 463-15 shall not apply.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-17

…f article L. 5212-16 to unions existing on 6 January 1988, the date of publication of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, if the municipal councils of the member…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-55

Any breach of the rules set out in Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17, Articles R. 221-33 to R. 221-35, R. 221-37 to R. 221-39, R. 221-42, R. 221-45, D. 221-46, R. 221-47 and R. 221-54 committed by the h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article L662-5

…nds held by trustees under receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by the loi n° 67-563 du 13 juillet 1967 sur le règlement judiciaire, la liquidation des biens, la faillite personnelle et le…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-14

…s for the exercise by the guarantee fund of the right of subrogation provided for in article L. 421-13.A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions for adapting this section in the overseas departm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7121-2

…ographer, for the material execution of their artistic concept;11° A circus artist; 12° Puppeteers; 13° Persons whose activity is recognised as a performer's profession by the extended collective agre…

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