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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-22

The weekly working time calculated over any period of twelve consecutive weeks may not exceed forty-four hours, except in the cases provided for in Articles L. 3121-23 to L. 3121-25.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-193, R. 214-194, R. 214-196 to R. 214-20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

…E PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-46 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-49 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-49-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 5211-50 Order no.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-6 bis

…vested with a delegation mandate in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 27 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers: 1° Must not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-88

…and up to and including the fifth day before the meeting, any shareholder holding registered shares may ask the company to send him, to the address indicated, the documents and information referred to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: FIAs open to non-professional investors

Article L742-8

…pplicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28 Order no. 2013 676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-8

…pplicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3371-1

…PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title IR. 3111-1 to R. 3111-3R. 3113-1Resulting from decree no. 2022-1683 of 28 December 2022R. 3114-1 and R. 3114-2R. 3114-4 and R. 3114-5In Title IIR. 3121-1 to R…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation (R)

Article R2223-64

The decision to suspend or withdraw authorisation, provided for by article L. 2223-25, may be taken for a single activity.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R50-40

In the case of registration in the file provided for in 5° of article 706-25-4, informing the person and handing over the document provided for in article R. 50-38 are made by the examining magistrate…

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