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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…ct no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 312-1-2 order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 312-1-3 order no. 2016-1808 of 22 December 2016 L. 312-1-4 law no. 2015-177 of 16 February 2015 L. 312-1-5 law no. 2013-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the European Company.

Article L2354-1

When a European Company is registered, the agreement referred to in Article L. 2352-16 or a collective agreement concluded at the appropriate level may decide to abolish or to adjust the operating con…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions on the valuation of the prudential balance sheet

Article R351-1

…assumptions to be used when valuing prudential assets and liabilities are defined in Articles 7 to 16 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. An Order of the Minister resp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-1

…e automatic cinema exhibition accounts may be invested and the advances provided for in article 232-16 may be allocated in order to help offset the additional costs resulting from the energy consumpti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination of applications

Article R3123-20

…produced in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 3123-1 to R. 3123-8 and articles R. 3123-16 to R. 3123-19 may ask the applicants concerned to complete their application file within an appro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Placing on the market.

Article L4411-3

…to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Continuation of the business during the observation period.

Article R631-25

The decision by which the court terminates the proceedings pursuant to Article L. 631-16 is followed without delay by an end-of-assignment report filed by the judicial representatives under the condit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan

Article R3333-1

…ment of the company savings plan set out in articles R. 3332-8 to R. 3332-14, then articles R. 3332-16 to R. 3332-18 as well as those relating to the unavailability of sums and the social and tax regi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-18

…D. 2564-14; c) If the operation is not carried out within the period stipulated in article D. 2564-16.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Seasonal workers

Article R5221-25

…d by the territorially competent Prefect in accordance with the criteria set out in article R. 5221-16 and subject to the assessment conditions set out in articles R. 5221-20 and R. 5221-21. The proce…

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