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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements

Article R3134-4

The decision provided for in article L. 3134-14 is taken by the Prefect after consultation with employers' and employees' organisations in the retail and distribution professions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article R612-7

I. - Pursuant to 1° of II of Article L. 612-14, the Supervisory Board may delegate its powers to the Chairman or, in his absence or impediment, to the Vice-Chairman or to another of its members, to ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

…an application for approval or exemption from approval referred to in Articles L. 517-13 and L. 517-14 from a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company established in another Member…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-18

On the date set in 2° of Article R. 713-14, the election organisation committee, composed of sections where applicable, shall proceed with the counting of postal votes in open session and in the prese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-302

…eon or pharmacist, where applicable by speciality, pursuant to articles L. 4111-2, L. 4131-1-1, L. 4141-3-1, L. 4221-12, L. 4221-14-1, L. 4221-14-2, L. 6213-3, the first sentence of 1° of article L. 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2

The rules governing disclosure of material shareholdings are set out in Articles L. 233-7 to L. 233-14 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article R322-13

The provisions of articles R. 322-3 and R. 322-6 are applicable to sales under the articles L. 322-14 and L. 322-15.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Real estate investment companies and real estate management companies

Article 139 ter

Sont exemchis de la retenue à la source prévue au 2 de Article 119 bis, insofar as they derive from profits exempt from corporation tax pursuant to 3° ter of article 208, dividends and other income di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-9

For the application of article L. 1237-5 in Mayotte: a) The words: "in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code" are replaced three times by the words: "in the second paragraph of article 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3-1

Research carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation may be carried out on gametes intended to constitute an embryo or on an embryo conceived in vitro before or after its transfer for…

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