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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-6

The fund manager, the board of directors or the management board of the management company appoints the fund's auditor for a period of six financial years, after obtaining the approval of the Autorité…

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

Article L214-24-40

The fund manager, the board of directors or the management board of the management company appoints the fund's auditor for a period of six financial years, after obtaining the approval of the Autorité…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-8

Paying an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial period, by an employee holding an open-ended employme…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-10

The Committee deliberates on all matters relating to the operation and activities of the Tourist Office, and in particular on : 1° The Office's revenue and expenditure budget; 2° The financial account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

The provisions of Book I of Part IV, in the version resulting from Law No. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

The contract may be modified where the amount of the modification is less than the European thresholds set out in the notice annexed to this code and less than 10% of the amount of the initial contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single section: Provisions applicable to the State, its public establishments and unauthorised purchasers

Article R2221-1

For State projects, the ministers responsible for the budget and the economy authorise the launch of the partnership contract award procedure. Their agreement is deemed to have been given in the absen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article L733-13

The judge hearing the dispute provided for in article L. 733-10 takes all or some of the measures defined in articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7. In all cases, the proportion of resources require…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article D446-5

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Request for an opinion from the Conseil d'Etat

Article R532-29

The decision to refer a matter pursuant to Article L. 532-5 is made by the panel referred to in Article R. 131-7.It is sent to the Secretary of the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Counci…

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