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

Article L214-24-34

Subject to article L. 214-24-41, a fonds commun de placement, which does not have legal personality, is a co-ownership of financial instruments and deposits, the units of which are issued and redeemed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-7

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the zone defined in article L. 1435-2 assists the Prefect of the Defence and Security Zone mentioned in article L. 1311-1 of the Defence Code. Fo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-3

The following are inadmissible: 1° An application for a declaration of invalidity brought by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark which has been registered for more than five years at the date of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-70

To qualify for the allowance for self-employed workers, the persons mentioned in article L. 5424-24 : 1° Prove that they have been self-employed for a minimum uninterrupted period of two years in one…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-3

Companies subject to State supervision under article L. 310-1 which provide legal expenses insurance opt for one of the following management methods:-members of staff responsible for managing claims i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-3-1

The Minister for the Economy, in conjunction with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, shall draw up a list of resolutions adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter on the basis of which de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article L522-37-4

The pledge of goods represented by a warehousing receipt constituted by the holder of this title is established with regard to third parties as well as with regard to the contracting parties by its en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-2-3

The establishment's governance and participative management project defines the strategic guidelines for the management of medical, paramedical, administrative, technical and logistical staff and team…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Organisations approved for the collective management of the right to authorise the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R326-7

When it is granted approval under the conditions mentioned in Article L. 134-3, the collective management organisation shall publish the following information on its website without delay, in a dedica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

The acts of terrorism incriminated by Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code, as well as related offences, shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this Code subject t…

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