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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-21

The plan rules set out the list of assets to which payments may be allocated. Where this list includes assets other than units in the company mutual funds mentioned in article L. 214-164, the plan rul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Annual consultation on the economic and financial situation of the company

Article L2312-25

…and L. 225-115 to L. 225-118 of the Commercial Code, and the statutory auditors' report. The Board may summon the statutory auditors to provide explanations on the various items in the documents prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article D527-1

In accordance with the provisions of article 730-2, conditional release may only be granted after a multi-disciplinary assessment of dangerousness, accompanied by a medical examination, when it concer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L4321-1

…l'hôtel de la région;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévues aux articles L. 4135-15 to L. 4135-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in Article L. 41…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-102

…f title I of book II and categories of personnel, including the persons mentioned in article L. 511-13, risk-takers, persons exercising a supervisory function and any employee whose total income falls…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-1

…licable to Wallis and Futuna:1° Articles L. 5421-1 to L. 5421-3, L. 5421-6 and L. 5421-6-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5421-14 and L. 5421-15 ;2° Articles L. 5422-1, L. 5422-2 and L. 5422-9 ; 3° Articles L. 5424-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations and filings concerning legal entities

Article R123-252

…at the company's share capital is variable, indicating, where applicable, the amount below which it may not be reduced; 4° The address of the registered office, specifying, where applicable, either th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and missions

Article R211-1-2

…emic Regional Rector by articles L. 711-8, L. 712-8, L. 719-4, L. 719-5, L. 719-7, L. 719-8, L. 719-13 and L. 953-2 of the Education Code and by the regulations adopted for their application, with the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-16

…S approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 is absorbed by a French UCITS covered by this section, the merger is not subject to app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Accessibility obligations

Article L323-2

…les L. 321-1 and L. 321-2 comply with the accessibility requirements provided for in Article L. 412-13 of the French Consumer Code.

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