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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-8

For the application of 2° of article L. 214-24-23, articles D. 214-32-7-5 to D. 214-32-7-7 and articles D. 214-32-7-13 to D. 214-32-7-15 are applicable to the AIF or its management company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-10

Where only certain legal entities or natural persons, subsidiaries and establishments have a representative or an elected member, the members of the special negotiating body are : 1° Either designated…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-31

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the working hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-31

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the working hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article D211-7

Any invoicing document given to the consumer, at the time of purchase of a good belonging to one of the categories mentioned in article D. 211-6, includes a statement to the effect that the goods bene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-65

Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area are deemed to have the qualification required to manage voluntary sales of furnitur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D535

The decision granting a convicted offender the benefit of conditional release may make the granting of this measure subject to one of the following conditions:1° Having satisfied a test of semi-libert…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-6

As part of their social actions, which notably concern food, hygiene, clothing and transport, and the educational, cultural, sports or leisure activities they carry out, local authorities, public esta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D753-2

…312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016D. 312-8 and D. 312-8-2n° 2022-347 of 11 March 2022D. 312-23 and D. 312-24n° 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019II. - For the app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D754-2

…312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016D. 312-8 and D. 312-8-2n° 2022-347 of 11 March 2022D. 312-23 and D. 312-24n° 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019II. - For the app…

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