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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-3

…panies employing at least one employee and less than two hundred and fifty employees, the following may benefit from the provisions of this Title:1° The managers of these companies ;2° The chairmen, g…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article L773-31

…f the same table: Articles applicable In the version resulting from L. 541-1 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 541-2 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 541-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article L774-31

…f the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 541-1 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 541-2 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 541-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment choices.

Article R3332-3

The plan rules specify any changes to the initial investment choice that may occur when the employee leaves the company. Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth paragraph of article L. 214-16…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R5211-3

…Products which, because of their principal mode of action, are considered to be medicinal products; 3° Cosmetic products;4° Human blood, blood products, blood cells of human origin or devices containi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-32

…f the plenary session; or 2° placed directly on the agenda of one of its specialised committees; or 3° Referred for consideration to one of its specialised committees before inclusion on the agenda of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…certificates, cooperative investment certificates, mutualist certificates mentioned in articles L. 322-26-8 of the French Insurance Code and L. 221-19 of the French Mutual Code and parity certificate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-3

…end of a period of one month from the date of its notification, the Director General of Pôle emploi may issue the constraint provided for in Article L. 1235-4. II - The enforcement order is served on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34

Cremation is authorised by the mayor of the commune of death or, if the body has been transported before committal, of the place where the coffin is closed.This authorisation, which may be sent by dem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4113-35

…f law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, and those that may be included under articles 8, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the same law, relating respectively to the di…

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