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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…L. 641-4 and L. 641-5 and approved by the State are examined by the commission instituted by decree n° 2001-295 of 4 April 2001 creating the commission for the evaluation of management training and di…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-8

To be eligible for automatic and selective financial support, audiovisual works must be financed by an initial contribution from one or more television service or on-demand audiovisual media service p…

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

Article L3332-15

The sums collected by a company savings plan may be allocated to the acquisition of : 1° Securities issued by open-ended investment companies governed by articles L. 214-7 to L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 39-3 and 495-22, the Public Prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Rennes is competent to: 1° Where the information in the official report does not comply wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-1

Where there is a serious possibility that the company can be safeguarded, the court will draw up a plan to this end, which will put an end to the observation period. The safeguard plan includes, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-10

The duties of a statutory auditor are incompatible:1° With any activity or any act likely to undermine its independence;2° With any salaried employment; however, a statutory auditor may provide teachi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L764-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article L775-34

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-2

In addition to the persons, groups and local authorities mentioned in articles L. 512-22 and R. 512-4 , the following may be admitted as members of the Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel1° Owners of bu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Urban policy allocation

Article R2334-38

I. - For the application of III of article L. 2334-40, the representative of the State in the department will enter into an agreement with the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal…

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