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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-18-2

…ther body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall have adequate access to the information and documents necessary to supervise and monitor management decisions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-18-5

…he tables are published in the notes to their annual financial statements. If the management report and the annual financial statements are not made public by the clerk of the commercial court, the ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-18-1

…plemented to ensure compliance with the requirements laid down in Article L. 533-29-3, this section and the regulatory provisions adopted for their application.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-3

The minimum and maximum monthly amounts provided for in articles D. 6341-24-2, D. 6341-26 and D. 6341-32-2 are set at €685 and €1,932.52 respectively.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

…roviding for the collective termination of employment by mutual agreement determines : 1° The terms and conditions for informing the Social and Economic Committee, if one exists ; 2° The maximum numbe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-15

…cases where their debtor could bring it about himself. In other cases, they may pursue the seizure and sale of their debtor's share in the undivided interest in accordance with the forms provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-18

…he inventory of local facilities is set by joint deliberations of the city council or Paris council and the arrondissement council, and, where applicable, amended in the same forms.In the event of dis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-18

…n the list. It invites the service to submit its observations within a set period. The notification and response are sent in accordance with the procedures set out in III of Article L. 331-25. The fil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1825 A

…ermit becomes subject to the professional distillers' regime for the entire duration of the current and following campaigns. As a result, the quantities of spirits in his possession must be declared a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-18

The Public Prosecutor shall receive requests for recognition and enforcement in the territory of the Republic of convictions or probation decisions handed down by the courts of other Member States. It…

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