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Showing 27312740 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-3

…likely to distort the price of a financial instrument or an asset to which such an index is linked ;2° Engaging in any other behaviour that results in the manipulation of the calculation of such an in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-34

…ent of an infringement of the provisions concerning child labour set out in this chapter, the court may, depending on the circumstances and only in the event of a repeat offence, order that the judgme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-31

Without prejudice to the penalties that may be applied by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the same way as for breaches of banking regulations, any failure to comply with the ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-30

The list of institutions or persons referred to in Article L. 213-23 may be supplemented by a decree issued on the basis of a report from the Minister for the Economy. The Banque de France may grant i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mandatory negotiations, optional negotiations, timetable and negotiation methods

Article L7343-37

Negotiations may also be initiated at sector level on any other topic relating to working conditions and the performance of the activity, in particular: 1° The procedures for exchanging information be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prevention principles

Article R4432-3

…king into account the attenuation provided by the individual hearing protectors worn by the latter, may under no circumstances exceed the exposure limit values defined in 1° of article R. 4431-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-3

…on, where the college of supervisors or the college of resolution takes a decision or measure which may have an impact in one or more other Member States, the college shall take into account the inter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article L773-31

…t-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the version resulting from L. 541-1 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 541-2 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 541-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article L774-31

…t-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 541-1 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 541-2 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 541-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-3

…he formation of the European Cooperative Society by merger and in the cases mentioned in article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, the managers of the legal entities determine the n…

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