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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-31

…e French Commercial Code, the following provisions apply to SICAVs: 1° Shares must be fully paid up as soon as they are issued; 2° Any contribution in kind is assessed by the statutory auditor under h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2

…o management company who, in view of their total remuneration, are in the same remuneration bracket as persons exercising a management function within the meaning of 4° of II of Article L. 532-9 and r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-1

I.-Any advertisement aimed at the consumer, broadcast on any medium or visible from outside the point of sale, mentioning a price reduction or promotional price on perishable food products must specif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Recognition of disabled worker status.

Article L5213-2-1

I.-Disabled workers recognised under article L. 5213-2 may benefit from a supported employment scheme including medical and social assistance and support for professional integration, with a view to e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe art. A132-4

…eted in the event of a claim;f) Additional details relating to certain categories of contract:-life assurance or capitalisation contracts: surrender charges and indemnities and other charges levied by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-8

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, must, on pain of nullity, and subject to the joint and several liability of the signatories, contain an express statem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2

…to appeal belongs: 1° To the accused; 2° To the public prosecutor; 3° To the person civilly liable, as regards his civil interests; 4° To the civil party, as regards his civil interests; 5° In the eve…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-6

…ployment contract of the professional athlete and trainer and determine the procedures for approval as well as the sporting consequences if the contract is not approved. The conditions under which fai…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-22

…nt of receivership or compulsory liquidation of the insured, the insurer may, if the formal notice has not been followed by payment, cancel the current policy, but the cancellation shall have no effec…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for printed banknotes

Article D212-77

…ties of tickets.In the event of the sale of his establishment, he must justify that the transferee has taken back the tickets in stock or that they have been destroyed.In the event of cessation of act…

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