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

Article L233-9

…se shares, regardless of whether this agreement or financial instrument entitles the holder to physical settlement or settlement in cash. The same applies to the voting rights to which, under the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-9

…ginator: a) Name; b) Payment account number; c) Address, official identity document number, identification number or date and place of birth. 2° The originator's payment service provider shall ensure…

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

Article D5213-90

…l entity responsible for implementing the supported employment scheme complies with a set of specifications defined, for each managing entity, by the regional health agency, in conjunction with the re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Seniority requirements

Article D6323-9-2

…this co-financing must correspond at least to a rate set by order of the Minister responsible for vocational training. In order to submit his application, the employee may benefit from prior support f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 E

The tax provided for in article 990 D is not applicable:1° To international organisations, sovereign States, their political and territorial subdivisions, and to legal persons, bodies, trusts or compa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions to the fire and rescue service budget from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the European Collectivity of Alsace

Article L1424-97

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-9

…each subject to a financial penalty: 1° Failure by a marketing authorisation holder or a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product to constitute the safety stock intended for the national…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…t governance is appropriate to the different activities of their subsidiaries and to the rules applicable to them, including the provisions of Title VI of this Book. Mixed financial holding companies…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Legal proceedings.

Article L1251-59

Representative trade union organisations may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of this chapter on behalf of an employee without having to provide proof of a mandate from the perso…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic catalogues

Article R2162-56

…der a dynamic purchasing system by requiring that tenders be submitted in the form of an electronic catalogue. It may also award specific contracts in accordance with the provisions of 2° of Article R…

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