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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-819

…rmined by this same article as well as by the provisions of Chapter I of decree no. 2021-1342 of 13 October 2021 on maternity leave and parental leave for hospital civil servants and medical and pharm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

…ssion of members based on objective criteria. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 531-10, regulated markets may admit as members, in addition to investment firms and credit institutions,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-7

…or in the second paragraph of the same Article LO 6262-4 and for the application of Article LO 6262-10. When the local authority's budget has been settled and made enforceable by the representative of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-7

…or in the second paragraph of the same Article LO 6362-4 and for the application of Article LO 6362-10. When the local authority's budget has been settled and made enforceable by the representative of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-4

…rofit-sharing agreement or in respect of the profit-sharing supplement mentioned in article L. 3314-10 are excluded from the basis of assessment for the contributions defined in articles L. 131-6 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-7

I. - The conditions of professional competence set out in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 apply to the persons referred to in article L. 519-3-3. Where applicable, when an intermediary carri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electorate

Article R2122-8

The vote is open to the employees mentioned in article L. 2122-10-2, registered on the electoral list provided for in article L. 2122-10-4, with the exception of those in the branches mentioned in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-136-1

…rd of Directors or the Management Board in the event of delegation in accordance with article L. 22-10-53. In this case, these documents are brought to the attention of shareholders at the next Genera…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-19

The audited accounts referred to in article L. 5217-10-15 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body concerned f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 700

…In this case, the procedure is as set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 37 of law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991.In all cases, the judge takes into account the fairness or the economic situation of th…

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