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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-4

Taxpayers whose tax domicile is in France may open an SME innovation account with a credit institution, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, the Banque de France or an investment firm. Each taxpaye…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-3

…depositary itself, unless the depositary has functionally and hierarchically separated the performance of its depositary duties from its other duties and potential conflicts of interest have been iden…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

…h the SME Innovation Account, the sums allocated to the holder of this account in respect of the cancellation of the said securities which are not included in the tax base pursuant toarticle 161 of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-7

The institution with which an SME innovation account defined in Article L. 221-32-4 is opened shall keep, for each unit or share held in the securities account, as well as for the cash held in the cas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-1

Taxpayers whose tax residence is in France may open an equity savings plan for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies with a credit institution, the Caisse des dépôt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-3

…action, for natural persons not acting for professional purposes. Among these individuals, specific ceilings apply to those who subscribe to the offer mentioned in the second paragraph of this article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-1

No employee may be penalised, dismissed or subjected to any of the discriminatory measures mentioned in Article L. 1132-1 on account of performing the duties of a juror or citizen assessor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-2

…her sexual orientation, a geographical transfer to a country where homosexuality is a criminal offence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-3-2

…agreement provides for and organises the continuation of employment contracts in the event of a succession of companies in the performance of a contract, the employees of the new service provider can…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-3-1

…a private law legal entity or by a public law body managing a public industrial and commercial service, this legal entity or body offers these employees a contract governed by this code. The proposed…

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