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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employee participation in the nation's economic development.

Article L3231-6

…application of article L. 3231-4, by setting the minimum growth wage each year with effect from 1st January.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…ework of the provision of services, is established by the State pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 2014/67 EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the implementation of Dir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-32

The association mentioned in 1° of article L. 621-31 is formed by the persons listed in the same 1°, in accordance with the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association. Only persons i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…underlying the latter, they shall provide, in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instrument…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-6

…urance or capitalisation contract, under the conditions provided for in I of article 3 of order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 and its application procedures, are stated in the document formalising the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28

…a, multiplied by the population of the municipalities that the establishment groups together on 1st January of the year of allocation, and the allocation received the previous year. Establishments who…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

…the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for in Articles L. 1226-14 and L. 1226-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-2

For the purposes of Article L. 225-21 of the Commercial Code, the directorships of a société anonyme belonging to an insurance group controlled, within the meaning of Article L. 356-1, by a mutual ins…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R341-4

…a detachable form in the offer of a credit agreement, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 312-21, is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Valuation of the property

Article D313-20

…French Consumer Code are : 1° The appraisal document and the documents mentioned in article L. 313-21; 2° Documents proving that the expert meets the requirements set out in article L. 313-20.

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