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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding and cash resources

Article D6323-21

I.-The regional cross-industry joint committees finance : 1° The educational costs, ancillary costs and costs relating to the validation of skills and knowledge for the professional transition project…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-21

Without prejudice to the direct appeals available to them, any natural or legal person who considers that they have been wronged by an individual decision taken under the delegation referred to in art…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-21

By way of derogation from Article 1136-12, failing which the family affairs judge, seised under article 1136-20, to have ruled within ten days on the application to modify the protection order relatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-21

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of article D. 3141-20, the competent holiday fund for companies not established in France mentioned in article D. 3141-14 is that of the place where the service is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article L4424-20

In the form of a public establishment of the Corsican regional authority of an industrial and commercial nature, the Office des transports de la Corse, over which the authority exercises its superviso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Securities issued by the State

Article L213-21-1

…curities held in a securities account maintained by an intermediary referred to in article L. 211-3 and financial securities held in a securities account maintained by the French State may request a c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

…declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty.2° Or a special-purpose entity created for the purpose of acquiring, holding or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees for loans to sole traders

Article L313-21-1

…projects. The conditions for application of these provisions, particularly with regard to approval and the extent of guarantees, are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-21-1

The credit institutions referred to in Title I of Book V of this Code shall send by electronic means, at least once a year, to the group referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 161-17-1 of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-21-2

…a management company referred to in Article L. 532-20-1 with a branch or providing services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-M…

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