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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-56

The management company may not, on behalf of a fund, carry out any transactions other than forward or spot purchases or sales of its assets which are not traded on a financial instruments market withi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-5

…rformer's performance, a phonogram or a videogram to the public under the conditions mentioned in I may only be exercised by a collective management organisation. If this organisation is governed by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-58

…to seek a balanced representation of women and men.In sociétés anonymes whose capital is less than 150,000 euros, the functions vested in the Management Board may be exercised by a single person.The M…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition on movement on French territory

Article L251-5

The administrative authority may revoke the ban on movement on French territory at any time. When the foreign national applies to have the ban on movement on French territory repealed, his application…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Insurance for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Article L442-5

As stated in article L. 752-28 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code), people who have the option of taking out supplementary insurance against accidents in privat…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-5

…icators must respect these classifications when they refer to them. No tourism advertising document may contain any indication likely to create ambiguity in this respect.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-55

…f the higher bid is not covered, the higher bidder is declared the successful bidder. No higher bid may be received on the second auction. The provisions of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L526-5

…aning of Article L. 312-2, or funds representing electronic money. The electronic money institution may not dispose of the funds mentioned in this article for its own account.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Member and former member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee

Article L2411-5

…whether full or alternate, or of a trade union representative on the Social and Economic Committee, may only take place after authorisation from the Labour Inspector.A former elected member of the soc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-5

…oned in articles L. 6331-1 and L. 6332-9 of the Labour Code and in II of article 16 of order no. 2005-406 of 2 May 2005 simplifying the legal regime of health establishments. The monitoring of complia…

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