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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-5

…ures for appointing and the powers of the representative referred to in II of Article L. 1262-2-1 ; 5° The procedures for fulfilling the obligations laid down in Article L. 1262-4-1; 6° The procedures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-5

For jobs where the working time does not exceed three hours per week over a reference period of four weeks, the employer and the employee who use the universal service employment voucher are deemed to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-51

…le D. 4425-41; 3° notifying the administrators of the expiry of leases; 4° Preventing prescription; 5° Ensuring that rights, liens and mortgages are preserved; 6° For this purpose, requesting the publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Share capital.

Article R6223-64

…be held by one or more natural persons or legal entities not meeting the conditions of A or of 1°, 5° or 6° of B of I of article 5 of the same law. However, when the private practice company is set u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-3

I.-When a person mentioned in 1° to 1°c or 5° to 6°a of Article L. 561-2 has a cross-border correspondent relationship with a financial institution located in a country that is not a member of the Eur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article R270-4

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles R. 811-1 to R. 811-5, R. 812-1, R. 814-1 to R. 814-4 and R. 822-2 to R. 822-5 shall also apply to foreign nationals whose situat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-6

The custodian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of article L. 214-10-5. The custodian may delegate to third parties the asset safekeeping functions referre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-13

The same natural person or legal entity listed in 1° and 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies may only ho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-62

The Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline may refuse to register the company only if the company does not meet the conditions for practising the profession provided for in Title I of Boo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission of information by other persons

Article R222-35

…viding for the conclusion of an employment contract for the purpose of practising such an activity; 5° Amendments and modifications to the contracts mentioned in 3° and 4° of this article as well as d…

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