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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6-3

In order to ensure the equality of holders of investment certificates or voting right certificates and market transparency, the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers determine : 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1251-40

When a user undertaking has recourse to an employee of a temporary employment undertaking in breach of the provisions of articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-7, L. 1251-10, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-12-1, L. 1251-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise.

Article L1273-5

…y: 1° The rules for drawing up an employment contract, under the conditions set out in Article L. 1221-1 ; 2° The pre-recruitment declaration provided for in article L. 1221-10 ; 3° The issue of an em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L1143-2

…t subject to Article 64 of Law 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice in the 21st century or to Article L. 77-10-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice. ;

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-8

…or therapeutic purposes a labile blood product that is not on the list provided for in article L. 1221-8, unless it is intended for research involving the human person;-using a labile blood product in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-136

The issue of equity securities without pre-emptive rights by way of a public offer is subject to the following conditions: 1° The issue price or the conditions for setting this price shall be determin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

…6-11of the Intellectual Property Code; 4° Texts adopted for the application of the Article 2 of Law no. 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to the use of the French language; 5° Of the loi n° 2010-729 du…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L2313-1-1

…elected municipal representatives who request them, under the conditions provided for in article L. 2121-13, as well as to any interested party, under the conditions set out in article L. 2121-26. Tra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704

…323-1 to 323-4-1,324-1 and 324-2,432-10 to 432-15,433-1 and 433-2,434-9,434-9-1,442-1 to 442-8 and 321-6-1 of the penal code; 2° Offences provided for by the code de commerce ; 3° Délits prévus par le…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-74

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 3a of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, the following may be members of a regional caisse de crédit m…

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