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Showing 37113720 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-15

…rred to in I, under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code. This secrecy may not be invoked against the body that keeps the register ref…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-15

…s set out in Article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offence provided for in Article L. 572-13 of this Code are liable to :1° A fine, in accordance with article 131-38 of the French Penal C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-15

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Banking intermediaries

Article L571-15

Any natural person who engages in the business of intermediary in banking and payment services without complying with the obligation set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 519-2 is liable to two…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-15

A Secretary General is appointed by order of the Minister for the Economy, on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. A first deputy secretary gener…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

…level and the number of employees employed by these same companies are taken into account (30% and 70% respectively). The association is chaired alternately by a representative of the employee trade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-15

The central trade union delegate provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2143-5 has twenty-four hours per month to carry out his duties. These hours are in addition to those he may have in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-15

Provisions are made by pre-electoral agreement, concluded in accordance with Article L. 2314-6, to facilitate, where appropriate, the representation of employees working in successive shifts or in con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2316-15

The Central Works Council meets at least once every six months at the company's head office, convened by the employer. It may hold exceptional meetings at the request of the majority of its members.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2352-15

The members of the special negotiating body and the experts who assist them are bound by the professional secrecy and discretion requirements set out in Article L. 2325-5.

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