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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-24

…r for Justice shall monitor compliance with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-6 to L. 1441-17 relating to individual candidacies.This control also applies to the person mentioned in article L…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Air medical transport.

Article R6312-24

…ticle L. 6312-2 is issued at the request of the natural or legal person operating a private air medical transport company, provided that : 1° It has previously provided proof that it is in compliance…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Land

Article L4424-26-3

For the implementation of the missions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 4424-26-2, the office draws up a multiannual programme of operations which:- defines its actions, the procedure…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-24

…reed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no. 2013-269 of 29 March 2013 on combating late payment in public procurement contracts, this new period may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-24

…4-10-2 who, after formal notice, fails to respond to requests for information from the Autorité des marchés financiers, obstructs it in any way whatsoever in the performance of its supervisory duties…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-10

…as been delegated, of financial instruments held in custody in accordance with II of article L. 214-24-8.In the event of the loss of financial instruments held in safekeeping, the custodian shall retu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

…in compliance with the provisions of this section and Article 129 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013. The conditions for application of this article are specified by order of the Minister…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-24

…rticle L. 233-16 are exempted from complying with the accounting rules laid down by Articles L. 233-17-2 to L. 233-23 and L. 233-25 for the preparation and publication of their consolidated financial…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter

1. Persons who ensure the payment of income from transferable capital referred to in articles 108 to 125 as well as income from capitalisation bonds or contracts and investments of the same nature are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-24

From the date of publication of the judgment, all creditors whose claims arose prior to the opening judgment, with the exception of employees, must send the judicial representative a declaration of th…

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