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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-6

The restricted formation of the supervisory board is composed of eight members: 1° The Governor of the Banque de France or the Deputy Governor appointed to represent him, Chairman ; 2° The Vice-Chairm…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-6

Where a decision has been taken pursuant to Articles L. 430-5, L. 430-7, L. 430-7-1, L. 430-8 or L. 430-9, the Autorité de la concurrence or, as the case may be, the Minister responsible for the econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable to employees with fixed-term employment contracts.

Article L2421-8-1

For seasonal employees defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 for whom, pursuant to an extended collective agreement or contract of employment, the employer is committed at the end of the contract to rene…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-6

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° The references to the court of appeal are replaced by the reference to the appeal chamber of the court of appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudz…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dissolution and provisional suspension (R).

Article R2121-6

In the event of the provisional suspension of the town council provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2121-6, the prefect shall immediately report to the Minister of the Interior.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Subscription

Article R313-6

The reception certificate provided for in article L. 313-2 for stays of a family or private nature conforms to a model defined by order of the minister responsible for immigration. It states:1° The id…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-6

Orthoptists are authorised, on medical prescription or within the framework of an organisational protocol defined in this section, to perform the following professional acts: 1° Non-contact corneal pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-61

Consent to the execution of a will or gift between spouses (number 6 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A proportional fee, according to the following scale, if the consent is equivalent t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Request for rectification or deletion

Article R50-62

Persons entered in the file pursuant to the first paragraph of B of II of article 19 de la loi n° 2015-912 du 25 juillet 2015 may apply to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the deletion of…

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