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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-9

Throughout the term of a professional athlete's fixed-term employment contract, the sports association or company referred to in Articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 which employs the athlete shall offer t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-45

Information transmitted by the departments and units referred to in article 695-9-31 may be used by the receiving department as evidence, unless otherwise stated at the time of transmission.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-21

As soon as the reason for the postponement no longer exists, the investigating judge shall proceed with the execution of the freezing order, under the conditions provided for in article 695-9-13.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-3

Where an insurance or reinsurance undertaking operating in the territory of the French Republic fails to comply with the rules imposed on it by virtue of this section, the guarantee fund shall inform…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-30

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish on their website information on the agreements referred to in article L. 225-86 at the latest when they are concluded…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-9-1

The application for registration may be withdrawn until the start of the technical preparations required by the publication provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 512-10.Withdrawal shall be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-10-1

The Supervisory Board draws up a corporate governance report attached to the management report provided for in Article L. 225-100, which includes the information, where applicable adapted to partnersh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-13

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish on their website information on the agreements referred to in article L. 225-38 at the latest when they are concluded…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies that provide persons with direct electronic access to a trading venue:1° Have effective systems and controls ensuring that:a) Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2009

Article 695-9-55

For the application of article 695-9-54, the provisions of Article 11 relating to the secrecy of the investigation and inquiry shall not prevent the communication by the competent judicial authority p…

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