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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-40

The fund manager, the board of directors or the management board of the management company appoints the fund's auditor for a period of six financial years, after obtaining the approval of the Autorité…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-31

Notwithstanding Titles II and III of Book II and Title II of Book VIII of the French Commercial Code, the following provisions apply to SICAVs: 1° Shares must be fully paid up as soon as they are issu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-25

I.-In an investment firm, the following persons must at all times be of sufficiently good repute and have the knowledge, skills and experience required to perform their duties: 1° Members of the Board…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and implementation of prenatal diagnosis

Article R2131-2

I.-At the first medical examination referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 2122-1 or, failing that, during another medical consultation, any pregnant woman is informed by the doctor or midw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

I.-The provisions of this chapter also apply: 1° To leases of premises or buildings housing educational establishments; 2° To leases granted to municipalities for buildings or premises assigned, eithe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

I.-With effect from 2020, a national fund shall be set up to equalise the transfer duties on immovable property collected by the départements pursuant to Articles 1594 A and 1595 of the General Tax Co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-2

The certificate of nationality indicates, with reference to Chapters II, III, IV and VII of this Title, the legal provision by virtue of which the person concerned has the status of French national, a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: DETENTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article L741-2

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-6-2

The corrective measures envisaged or already implemented, the progress targets for each of the indicators, as well as the methods of publication of these measures and targets, are sent to the services…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-2-1

For companies with between fifty and two hundred and fifty employees, the indicators mentioned in Article L. 1142-8 are as follows: 1° The pay gap between women and men, calculated on the basis of the…

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