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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-2

I. - For the application of this section and notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical docu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-6-2

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall provide the competent authorities of other Member States with the information necessary to monitor and respond to the potential consequences of the activities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69-2

The duration of the initiative-employment contract may not be less than six months, or three months for people who have been convicted and are benefiting from a modified sentence.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-6-2

…inal products who fails to record the data required to monitor them pursuant to 14° of article L. 5121-20 is liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-61-2

…ion a certificate of account registration showing that they represent at least 5% of the share capital.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-6-2

…tences transferred to a mixed syndicate, is carried out under the conditions set out in article L. 5211-25-1. When the movable and immovable assets have been acquired or realised or when the debt has…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-6

The file manager checks the validity of the information recorded and, depending on the case, refuses or deletes records that do not comply with legal requirements. The magistrate in charge of the nati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-6

…ent may expose him or her to criminal prosecution, in accordance with the provisions of article 434-26 of the Criminal Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-6-2

The summons drawn up pursuant to article 390 specifies that the person may request the assistance of a lawyer immediately or at any time during the proceedings. It also specifies the conditions under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-6

The trade union representative may be struck off the list by the regional prefect, under the conditions set out in article L. 1453-8. They are automatically struck off the list by the regional prefect…

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