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Showing 96219630 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-25

…e conditions for application of this article, and in particular the maximum daily amount and the procedures for liquidation of the penalty payment in the event of total or partial non-performance or l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-2

…d by the Minister for the application of the provisions of 1 of Article L. 611-1 and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 233-14 of the Commercial Code, the public prosecutor, the Autorit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-27

…ts, which are included in the final report. In the event of an emergency or where it is otherwise necessary to take immediate action to establish facts or conduct likely to constitute a breach of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-22

…ast paragraph of III of Article L. 430-5 of the French Commercial Code, the Autorité de la concurrence shall obtain the opinion of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution before taking a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Age and seniority requirements.

Article L2143-2

…hese employees were linked to these companies by assignment contracts during the eighteen months preceding the appointment of the trade union delegate. This period is reduced to six months in the even…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-2

People who have ceased their professional activity may join or continue to join a professional union of their choice.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Union dues.

Article L2142-2

Union fees may be collected within the company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional responsibilities in companies with fewer than three hundred employees.

Article L2143-22

…on representative on the social and economic committee.In this capacity, the trade union delegate receives the information provided to the social and economic committee.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determining the scope of application of agreements.

Article L2222-2

…pendix differs from that of the agreement it amends or supplements, it must be specified in accordance with the provisions of article L. 2222-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional secrecy.

Article L2143-21

…union representatives are bound by professional secrecy in all matters relating to manufacturing processes.

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