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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2353-4

The European Company Committee meets at least once a year. The annual meeting focuses in particular on 1° The economic and financial situation of the European Company, its subsidiaries and establishme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-44

In order to obtain approval of its quality system, the manufacturer must submit an application for assessment to a body, which must include : 1° The name and address of the manufacturer ; 2° the place…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L773-47

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L774-47

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-4

The rules relating to unseizable bank balances are set out in articles R. 162-1 to R. 162-8, R. 112-5 and R. 213-10 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures, reproduced below:…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-44

The coefficients applicable to works in the animation genre are determined as follows: I.-The works are divided into two groups: 1° First group: works with French hourly expenditure of €350,000 or mor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings

Article 706-56-2

The register of personal data collected as part of judicial proceedings, kept by the criminal records department under the authority of the Minister of Justice and placed under the control of a magist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-5-2

Where available, the certified information referred to in article L. 4371-5-1 is used in lieu of supporting documents to fulfil the obligations set out in article L. 4371-5.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-43

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, when the situation so warrants and under conditions laid down by decree, appoint an additional auditor to the undertakings mentioned in A of I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Compensation for unpaid claims.

Article R663-43

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is responsible for the administrative, accounting and financial management of the fund. In this capacity, it is responsible for: 1° Carrying out deductions from…

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