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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-2

…ct of the same person and which have a common origin, any association mentioned in article L. 452-1 may, if it has been mandated by at least two of the investors concerned, bring an action for compens…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-8-1

…contrary, any credit or financial institution referred to in Article L. 511-22 or Article L. 511-23 may, when carrying on business in France, use the same name as that which it uses in its home Member…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article L518-24-1

…se des Dépôts et Consignations, within the framework of the missions mentioned in Article L. 518-2, may, after authorisation from the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget and by writte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-15

…d subject to the penalties set out in Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code. This secrecy may not be invoked against the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 546-1 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-17

…ndertaking has undertaken or committed to carry out prior to the decision to withdraw authorisation may be completed.By way of derogation from 4° and 5° of article 1844-7 of the Civil Code, the early…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L548-2

…ns who habitually act as intermediaries within the meaning of Article L. 548-1. Only legal entities may be equity financing intermediaries.II.Participative finance intermediaries are not authorised to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-26

…ocial and economic committee has expressed a wish to negotiate, company or establishment agreements may be negotiated, concluded, revised or terminated by one or more employees expressly authorised by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-1

…the time required to carry out his duties, up to a limit which, save in exceptional circumstances, may not exceed five hours per month. Travelling time to committee meetings is not deducted from this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-1

…ically assisted procreation, with the exception of artificial insemination and ovarian stimulation, may only be carried out in health establishments.Subject to the following paragraph, the biological…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-9

The disciplinary penalties that the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance may impose are as follows: 1° A warning ; 2° a reprimand 3° A temporary ban, with or without a suspended sentence, or a perma…

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