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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article D626-65

…ing plan, together with the amount of the claims and the nominal value of the rights in each class; 5° The parties that are not affected by the restructuring plan, together with a description of the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R1431-4

…ional artistic training. The duration of their term of office is set by the articles of association.5° Where applicable, representatives of foundations or associations appointed under the conditions s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-25

…the legal proceedings he has initiated and the debt waivers or grace periods that have been granted;5° Supporting documents for the transactions recorded in the accounts. For expenditure, these suppor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D532-41

…The volume of trading and the total value of assets corresponding to the services mentioned in 1°; 5° A detailed description of the measures taken to protect investors which its clients may avail the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3-0

…t up or operates, where the natural persons who are the beneficiaries have not yet been designated; 5° It exercises by other means a power of control over the assets, rights or securities included in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specific supervision of credit institutions

Article R613-36

Notwithstanding Articles R. 613-34 and R. 613-35, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall exercise over the institutions mentioned in Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 the supervisor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing

Article D3345-1

When a profit-sharing or incentive agreement, or a company savings plan, an inter-company savings plan, a collective retirement savings plan or a collective company retirement savings plan is conclude…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: External fire protection

Article R2512-21-1

…temental d'analyse et de couverture des risques défini à l'article R. 1321-23 of the Defence Code"; 5° In III of article R. 2225-3, the words: "article L. 1424-2" are replaced by the words: "articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article R5832-1

…al councillors appointed by the prefect, on the proposal of the president of the general council;"; 5° In Article R. 5211-30, after the words: "article L. 5211-45", the words: "as applicable to Mayott…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-93

…e commission referred to in the aforementioned article L. 146-9 to make an emergency decision under 5° of article R. 241-28 of the same code. II - Prior to the decisions mentioned in I, a preliminary…

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