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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-5

…nd paragraph of I of Article D. 1424-32-10.However, in the case of an operation presented by a fire and rescue service and of zonal or interdepartmental interest, or an operation intended to make up f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-19

…this distribution may however be subject to a modulation determined by the agreement on objectives and resources mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6332-2, without this modulation having t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Investor information

Article L214-24-19

…shall publish an annual report for each financial year for each European Union AIF that it manages and for each AIF that it markets in the European Union within the time limit set by decree. This ann…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

…eneral Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers sets the conditions for subscription, sale and redemption of units, shares or debt securities issued by a specialised financing vehicle. Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2

…ons simplifiée. The company shall indicate its status as a specialised finance company on all deeds and documents intended for third parties. Articles L. 214-177 to L. 214-179 apply to specialised fin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-19

When the withdrawal of approval is pronounced after a contract has been extended under the conditions provided for in article L. 324-8-1, the stipulations of this contract immediately cease to have ef…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

…code, a maximum term of imprisonment which the sentence enforcement judge may order to be enforced and the sentenced person does not comply with the obligations or prohibitions resulting from the sen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-19

…are actions for reversal. They refer the entire dispute to the court. The court rules on the facts and the law.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-19

…inutes are drawn up of all deliberations of the General Meeting, signed by the shareholders present and containing, in particular: the date and place of the meeting, the items on the agenda, the ident…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-19

…art, collected in the year preceding that in which the balance is due. The payments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 6241-4 are deducted from this fraction of the apprenticeship tax, at the employ…

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