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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-1

1° The service of custody of digital assets on behalf of third parties consists of controlling, on behalf of a third party, the means of access to the digital assets registered in the shared electroni…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-10-1

The agreement referred to in article L. 5132-2 may provide for the signatory integration enterprise to set up periods of work experience for its employees recruited under contracts concluded in applic…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R937-10

The acts listed in tables 2 to 6 of the Annex 7-5 of Book VII give rise to the collection of a fee for services rendered by the revenue office set up at the registry of the Noumea court of first insta…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-105

The agenda for the meetings is set by the author of the notice of meeting. However, one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital or a shareholders' association meeting the co…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Communication and production of documents in the file of a competition authority

Article L483-10

When a document not covered by the prohibitions set out in articles L. 483-5 and L. 483-8 has been obtained by a natural or legal person solely as a result of his access to the file of a competition a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-1

The rector of the academic region, or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, draws up the list of memb…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-10-1

I.-The provisions of article L. 2121-22-1 do not apply to the Borough Council.II.-.The provisions of article L. 2143-1 shall apply to the arrondissement council, subject to the provisions below.On the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-10-11

The regional development plan may be revised in accordance with the procedures for its preparation set out in articles L. 4433-10 to L. 4433-10-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-1

The metropolitan authority's budget is the act by which the annual revenue and expenditure of the metropolitan authority are forecast and authorised. The budget voted must be balanced in terms of expe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5217-10-14 are transmitted to the metropolitan authority.They are communicated by the metropolitan authority to the elected members o…

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