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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-10

…tors referred to in Article L. 321-4 shall keep a daily register pursuant to Articles 321-7 and 321-8 of the Penal Code as well as a directory in which they record their minutes. They must keep this r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-22

…e part in mediation, under the conditions set out in the Chapter I of Title II of Law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 relating to the organisation of the courts and to civil, criminal and administrative…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-7

…onic money institutions and payment institutions shall, subject to the provisions of Article R. 122-8, use banknotes drawn directly from the Banque de France or another central bank belonging to the E…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local biovigilance system

Article R1211-37

…de la biomédecine of the results of these investigations and any corrective measures put in place; 8° Notifying the Agence de la biomédecine of any difficulties likely to compromise the smooth operat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…y the provisions transposing Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, excluding machinery…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

…mpensation (in months of gross salary) 0 Not applicable 1 1 1 2 2 3 3,5 3 3 4 4 3 5 5 3 6 6 3 7 7 3 8 8 3 8 9 3 9 10 3 10 11 3 10,5 12 3 11 13 3 11,5 14 3 12 15 3 13 16 3 13,5 17 3 14 18 3 14,5 19 3 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

I.-The provisions of II of article L. 412-1 and of articles L. 621-8-1 to L. 621-8-4 are applicable to public offers of the following securities for which a prospectus is drawn up in the cases provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

…e L. 451-1-2 of this Code. In such cases, Articles L. 233-7, II, IV, V and VII, and Articles L. 233-8, L. 233-9, L. 233-10, L. 233-10-1, L. 233-11 and L. 233-12 of the Commercial Code shall apply. The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-44

I. - Articles L. 2331-5to L. 2331-8, the first paragraph of article L. 2331-9 and article L. 2331-10 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

…liability relating to a space operation are governed by the provisions of Articles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 175-22, L. 175-28 and L. 175-29 as we…

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