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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Funds repayable from the public

Article L312-2

…deemed to be funds repayable by the public. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat specifies the conditions and limits under which issues of debt securities may be treated as collections of repayable funds fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-20

…o one third of the weekly or monthly working time provided for in the part-time employee's contract and calculated, where applicable, over the period provided for by a collective agreement concluded o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-21

…ate the rate of increase for each of the overtime hours worked within the limit set in article L. 3123-20. This rate may not be less than 10%.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-2

…nsactions with traders, industrialists, manufacturers, craftsmen, boatmasters, commercial companies and members of the liberal professions for the normal exercise of their industry, trade, craft or pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on sales and rentals of videograms

Article D336-2

The rules relating to the increase in tax on videogram sales and rentals for certain works are set out in articles 331 M bis and 331 M ter of Annex III to the General Tax Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-25

…ions are eligible for maintenance aid: 1° The average annual turnover excluding tax, excluding aids and fees, over the last three closed accounting years is less than the first decile of turnover for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article L2316-24

The composition of works' social and economic committees is identical to that of the social and economic committee provided for in Articles L. 2314-1 to L. 2314-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L532-22

…all determine the procedures to be followed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers in exercising the powers vested in them by Articles L. 532-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20

The persons referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 shall send the Autorité des marchés financiers, at its request and for statistical purposes, periodic reports on the activities of their branch. The Auto…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Definition of banking-related transactions

Article L311-2

…also carry out transactions related to their business, such as : 1. Foreign exchange transactions ; 2. Transactions in gold, precious metals and coins; 3. Investment, subscription, purchase, managemen…

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