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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L734-4

…of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 141-5-1 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 141-6-1Order 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the application of I, after the w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-28

…ompany is located, within the time limit referred to in the third paragraph of II of Article R. 236-26. All members referred to in Article L. 236-40 who are interested in the sale of their units or sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-99

I.-In application of the second paragraph of II of article L. 1333-26, the representative of the State in the département submits the draft order defining the public utility easements for written cons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-56

…d staff of the chambers of trade governed by articles 103 et seq. of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 for Alsace and Moselle. For the application of this section in the departments and regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-6

…in the general meeting. In the case of a single-member European Company, articles L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-72 and L. 225-73 do not apply to directors or members of the supervisory board of this co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-3

…ive years, the disqualification from civic, civil and family rights provided for by the article 131-26 of the Penal Code."

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-14

…f 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 26 March 1999, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any perso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-25

…ided for in Article L. 511-24 and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1a of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968, the competent authorities responsible for the institution may require the institution…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Employee and former mandated employee.

Article L2411-4

The dismissal of an employee appointed under articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26 may only take place with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector. Such authorisation is also required as soon as the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-2

…ibers to contracts, members and beneficiaries of benefits relating to insurance classes 1, 2, 20 to 26 defined in Article R. 321-1 subscribed with companies that are members of the policyholders' guar…

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