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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-31

…issued; 2° Any contribution in kind is assessed by the statutory auditor under his responsibility; 3° Ordinary general meetings may be held without a quorum being required; the same applies to extrao…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-3

Where the insurance group company has a strong and lasting financial relationship with an undertaking which does not result from holdings within the meaning of 10° of Article L. 310-3, this relationsh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of account information service providers

Article L522-11-3

…ce provider may no longer provide the payment service referred to in 8° of II of Article L. 314-1 ; 3° It may only refer to its status as an account information service provider by stating that its re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33-2

…ettlement or contracts, having regard in particular to the solvency of the persons mentioned in 1°, 3°, 5° and 9° to 11° of the B of I of article L. 612-2 who are candidates and to the rates of reduct…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Public contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L2511-8

…nfluence of the contracting entity within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 1212-2; 3° Undertakings which are likely to exercise a dominant influence over the contracting entity within…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…second paragraph of Article L. 132-11 when they apply to the publication of a book in digital form;3°From Article L. 132-17-2 relating to the permanent and ongoing exploitation of a book published in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-10

The Board of Directors of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration issues an opinion on the draft decrees provided for in article R. 711-3 concerning the conditions for granting and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Occupational health

Article R1262-12

In the case provided for in 3° of article L. 1262-1 and when the foreign company is working on behalf of a private individual, it shall join the inter-company occupational health service that is terri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Appeals

Article R4723-4

Failure to notify the employer of the decision of the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment within the time limit stipulated in Article R. 4723-3 shall be dee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-10

Authorisations to set up, transfer or group pharmacies are subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles R. 5125-8 and R. 5125-9 and in 2° of article L. 5125-3-2.

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