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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

…7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 committed abroad against French nationals must be reported, as soon as possible, b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-1

…7 and L. 224-8, the second paragraph of article L. 224-28 and articles L. 224-29, L. 224-30, L. 224-31, L. 224-32, L. 224-34 and L. 224-40. Where the sub-account gives rise to a group insurance contra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499-00 A

…t meets the conditions mentioned in the first paragraph for the first time must inform the owner by 31 December of the year in which it meets these conditions at the latest. The same applies if the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

…tion measures.Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat will set the conditions under which laws no. 73-1229 of 31 December 1973, no. 75-678 of 29 July 1975 and no. 77-616 of 16 June 1977 relating to property tax…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to judicial supervision

Article R61-35

…for by articles 763-10 and R. 61-11 may replace the expert appraisal provided for by l'article 723-31. The one-year time limit provided for by Article 763-10 is not applicable, once the opinion of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-15

…lar economic activities.At the end of each financial year, the general meeting votes, no later than 31 May of the year following the financial year in question, on an implemented budget, which sets ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-2

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of II, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-9

…f specific instructions from the shareholders concerned. The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers sets out the terms and conditions for the application of 4° and 4° bis, in partic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-12

The sale provided for in Article L. 228-6-1 of the equity securities that could not be allocated individually and corresponding to the rights forming fractional shares, as well as the distribution of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15-2

I. - When an eligible financial security or money market instrument referred to in article L. 214-20 includes a financial contract which simultaneously meets the three conditions mentioned below, the…

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