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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions common to general savings products with special tax treatment

Article L221-35

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, any credit institution or institution listed in Article L. 518-1 is prohibited from opening or keeping open under irregular conditions accounts benefiti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-3

In the event of a dispute arising from the application of Articles L. 2331-1, L. 2331-2 and L. 2331-6, the social and economic committee or the representative trade union organisations in the company…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Registration and deregistration

Article L752-3

The file lists the measures of the conventional recovery plan mentioned in Article L. 732-2. These measures are communicated to the Banque de France by the Commission. The registration is kept for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mandatory registered shares

Article L212-3

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 211-7, shares issued in French territory and subject to French law, of sociétés par actions, other than SICAVs, sociétés de placement à prépondérance immob…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-3

The Ile-de-France region benefits from the allocation of the share of the proceeds from construction fees for offices and industrial premises provided for in articles L. 520-1 to L. 520-11 of the town…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-3

A national reference system determined by decree after consultation with France Compétences sets out the indicators for assessing the criteria mentioned in Article L. 6316-1 and the associated audit p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-3

The technical inspections referred to in Article L. 3115-1 are subject to a fee structure determined by decree.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise.

Article L1273-3

The use of the "Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise" service enables the company in particular to: 1° To obtain the calculation of remuneration due to employees under this Code and the provisions of colle…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-1

The legal administrator may not, without the prior authorisation of the guardianship judge:1° Sell by mutual agreement a property or a business belonging to the minor;2° Bring into partnership a prope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-1

Taking into account the specific context of his jurisdiction, the public prosecutor implements the criminal policy defined by the general instructions of the Minister of Justice, specified and, where…

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