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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-57

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the allocation of options giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 22…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article D446-5

…ubject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5-1

Selling, reselling or using a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 or a category of devices without complying with the conditions laid down pursuant to the provisions of 3° of A…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-5-1

…than five years shall be rejected where the opponent, at the request of the proprietor of the application for registration, cannot establish: 1° That the earlier trade mark has been put to genuine us…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies.

Article R512-55-1

…cted by the employee members is no longer an employee of the savings institution or a member of a local savings company affiliated to it, has reached the age limit stipulated in the Articles of Associ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 553

…limits prescribed in the preceding article have not been observed, the following rules shall apply:1° In the event that the party summoned does not appear, the summons must be declared null by the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-5

I.-The authorisation provided for in Article L. 3261-7 is issued by the Minister for Transport to companies that can prove they supply or market the goods or services mentioned in Articles L. 3261-3 a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article D445-5

…the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-5-1

The federation shall submit the application for renewal of the approval to the Minister responsible for sport at least four months before the expiry date of the approval. The Minister ensures that the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-5

…of contributions due by the employer under the Contrat de Securisation Professionnelle mentioned in 1° of article L. 3253-8 is paid to the body managing the unemployment insurance scheme.

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