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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-4

…nly debt securities admitted to trading on a regulated market, with a denomination per unit of at least €100,000 or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a currency other than the euro, with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article L2312-8

I. - The task of the Social and Economic Committee is to ensure that employees are able to express their views collectively so that their interests are taken into account on an ongoing basis in decisi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-4

…442-11-1, after consulting the Commission des garanties et du crédit au commerce extérieur, on the basis of at least one of the following criteria:1° The transaction is carried out in a sector of acti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quater

…applied to the rental value of buildings that are subject to initial taxation from 1 January 2016, assigned directly to the operations mentioned in a of II of Article 244 quater Band assessed pursuan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of 2° of article L. 3332-15, the collective retirement savings plan may not provide for the acquisition of units in mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165 of the Mo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

…ying out directly or through an intermediary the professional activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, in accordance with the provisions ofarticl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-2

…regional public vocational training service, the establishment mentioned in Article L. 5315-1 also has the following missions:1° To contribute to the emergence and organisation of new professions and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-9

…cknowledgement of receipt, at the company's expense. This letter shall contain the same information as the notice.The period within which holders of investment certificates may sell their securities s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-4

…eements entered into with the State and the public establishments referred to in Article L. 1233-3, as well as the assessment of their implementation drawn up at the end of each calendar year; 7° The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-38

I. - The rules governing the composition of assets and the division of risks must be complied with at all times. However :1° General-purpose investment funds are not required to comply with the limits…

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