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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-82

…ther body exercising equivalent supervisory functions and the persons referred to in Article L. 511-13. For particularly high variable remuneration, the payment of at least 60% of the variable portion…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L3711-2

…ns carried out during the enquiry or investigation, the final indictment, the decision to refer the case to the trial court, the sentencing decision as well as the reports of the examinations that he…

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

Article L622-14

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 622-13, the termination of the lease of buildings leased to the debtor and used for the business's activity occurs under the following co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Exit

Article R552-15

…article R. 552-12 or, where applicable, after the expiry of the period stipulated in article R. 552-13, the Prefect of the département in which the accommodation is located or the manager of the accom…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-14

…are more than five years old at the time of the decision on the application, unless, in exceptional cases, the general rapporteur decides otherwise.As part of the investigation by the Competition Auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122-1

Veterinarians alone are authorised to administer, in the cases provided for in Article L. 5143-4, to equidae declared as being intended for slaughter for human consumption, medicinal products for huma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

…he sums due to the subcontractor entitled to direct payment must appear in this section. (3) In the case of contractors entitled to direct payment, these amounts must also be substantiated by attached…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 100

…nity, if he provides proof that they have not left the customs territory of that Community;In other cases, if he provides proof that the goods have not left French customs territory, or have been rein…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-28

…defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat ;3° The host Member State of the AIFM is, depending on the case :a) A Member State, other than the home Member State, in which an AIFM established in the Europ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-103

…kind or of the decision and documents referred to in articles R. 22-10-10 et R. 225-14-1 ;b) In the case of a joint stock company, a copy of the certificate from the custodian of the funds to which is…

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