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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article D621-37-1-2

I.-The decision to suspend and, where applicable, to lay off a director with immediate effect referred to in article L. 1332-3 of the Labour Code, taken pursuant to article L. 631-13-8, shall be notif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition of regional and inter-regional councils and disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article D4132-2

…than or equal to 10,000 for regions comprising more than five départements or less than or equal to 20,000 for regions comprising no more than five départements; 2° Between 10,001 and 20,000 for regio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69

The initiative-emploi contract is a private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of article L. 1242-3. Where it is concluded for a fixed term, the renewal r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6

I. - Société du Grand Paris may award an overall contract to an economic operator for all or part of the design, construction and development of the infrastructure of the Greater Paris public transpor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…le VI of this Book. Mixed financial holding companies are also subject to Articles L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

…s, details of the services provided in respect of services other than the certification of accounts may be communicated, at its request, to the specialised committee mentioned in Article L. 823-19 or,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-26

…to comply with the obligations mentioned in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L134-1

…s and subject to the reservations set out, respectively, in articles L. 5214-16, L. 5216-5, L. 5215-20 and L. 5215-20-1, L. 5217-2 and L. 3641-1 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales :1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preference shares

Article L212-5

The rules governing the creation of preference shares are set out in Articles L. 228-11 to L. 228-20 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-21

…sts resulting from the implementation of the measures provided for in articles L. 521-19 and L. 521-20 shall be borne by the service provider.

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