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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…1° The establishment project ;2° The contract and agreement mentioned in II and III of article L. 114-16 ;3° The annual activity report drawn up by the Director;4° The organisation of the centre and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-4

The notice referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 143-2-2 contains the following information 1° The name, country of origin and name of the authority responsible for supervising the suppleme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…dget and its revisions; 12° The annual accounts; 13° Borrowings and maximum outstanding cash loans; 14° Acceptance of gifts and legacies; 15° the acquisition of financial holdings and participation in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D1-13

…mention in the direct summons or in the report provided for by Articles 390-1,393 or 495-8 and 495-14; 2° In the event of an indictment, by a statement in the first appearance report following the pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-5

…legal protection resulting from articles 79-1 to 79-6 and from Article 95 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication.Technological measures may not prevent the free…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L215-1

…s for the provision of television services within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication and for contracts for the supply of on-demand audiovisual…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-2

…ed account-keeping service within the meaning of Section A of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories ;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

…accordance with the provisions of X of Article 40 and III ofArticle 10 of Order No. 2017-1387 of 22 September 2017, the provisions resulting from Article 10 of said Order and requiring implementing me…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-6

…yable by any television service publisher, within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, who is established in France and who, during the previou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

…constituted in the form of a public limited company governed byarticle 11 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation. The prospectus shall clearly identify the persons respo…

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