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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-2-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the European Central Bank, as the case may be, shall decide on an application for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 511-10 withi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-11

I.-The recorded data mentioned in Article R. 53-10, which specify the DNA segments identified, are accompanied by the following information: 1° The number of the proceedings in the context of which re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Expenditure

Article L2573-41

…are replaced by the words: "centre de gestion et de formation créé par l'article 30 de l'ordonnance n° 2005-10 du 4 janvier 2005 portant statut général des fonctionnaires des communes et des groupemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-7

Debts arising from an employment contract are guaranteed in the event of the opening of safeguard proceedings: 1° By the lien established by Articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-140

In all the cases mentioned in articles R. 22-10-37, R. 225-139 and R. 228-91, the number of shares under option is adjusted so that the total subscription or purchase price remains constant. However,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-9

For the activities referred to in Article L. 3122-3, when the actual duration of night work is less than the legal duration set in application of Article L. 3121-27, the compensation referred to in Ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-11

When a temporary residence permit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business" is issued pursuant to 1° of article L. 422-10, its holder is authorised, during the period of validity…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-15

The creation of these shares gives rise to the application of articles L. 225-8, L. 225-10, L. 225-14, L. 225-147, L. 22-10-53 and L. 22-10-54 relating to special advantages when shares are issued to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

I.-The provisions of Title II of Book V of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, insofar as they apply to communes and their groupings, are applicable to semi-public companies…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8

Financial compensation for the investment costs of ports transferred pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 6 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relatin…

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