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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-45

The Comité de concertation et de coordination de l'apprentissage du bâtiment et des travaux publics is subject to State economic and financial control.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-4

…the quality of this programme of operations in the light of the obligations set out in Articles L. 541-2, L. 541-3 and L. 541-8, as well as the conditions under which the financial investment adviser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single section: Infringements of market transparency

Article R465-4

…n a matter is referred to the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal pursuant to Article L. 465-3-6, the Public Prosecutor shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Public Prose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4

In the cases mentioned in articles L. 5312-1, L. 5312-2 and L. 5312-3, and in all cases where the interests of public health so require, the health authorities shall, if necessary, inform the general…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Name and identification of the medicinal product

Article R5121-4

For any medicinal product authorised on the French market, each of its presentations and, where applicable, each common dispensing unit, is allocated a national identification number. This number is a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of business assets.

Article L142-4

In the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-4 are applicable to pledges of goodwill.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of supervision of relations between regulated professions and their clients

Article L612-49

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers shall define the operating procedures of the joint centre by agreement. They shall determine, by agreement…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-4

…iaries, the acquisition or disposal of shareholdings, and the purchase, sale or lease of buildings; 4° It authorises loans and accepts gifts and legacies; 5° It decides on legal actions and settlement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Priority for re-employment.

Article L1233-45

Employees made redundant for economic reasons have priority for re-employment for a period of one year from the date of termination of their contract, if they make a request during this period.In this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-42

…ard by the employer.It also mentions the priority for re-employment provided for in article L. 1233-45 and the conditions for its implementation.An order issued by the Minister for Employment sets out…

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