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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-1

The annual accounts of the professional trade unions of employees or employers and their associations, and of the associations of employees or employers mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 are drawn up in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article D626-10

Debts eligible for remission correspond to: 1° To penalties, late payment interest, default interest, tax or customs fines, surcharges, prosecution costs, regardless of the tax or miscellaneous State…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-17

Proofs of office, ballot papers bearing the names of the titular candidates and their substitutes, the explanatory circular and the ballot envelopes shall be given to voters present in the establishme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-10

An order of the Minister for the Economy specifies the information that must be included in the financial presentation file. It may provide for specific procedures adapted to different categories of i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-13

The issuer of negotiable debt securities must send the financial documentation for its issuance programme and any updates to the institutions domiciling the securities issued under the programme, and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-11

The financial documentation submitted to the Banque de France is drawn up in French or in a language other than French that is customary in financial matters, if the securities can only be subscribed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-14

Pledged assets which have not been released or renewed by the end of the term stipulated in the acknowledgements issued to the borrowers, or for which an additional term has not been granted by the Di…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-15

After a period of three months from the date of deposit of the pledged item, any depositor may request the sale of the item at the sales periods set by the institution's internal regulations, even bef…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-19

Managers of points of entry to the territory shall identify, on the site of their point of entry : 1° Secure areas which may, if necessary, be dedicated to private interviews between medical service s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-14

I.-The minimum period required to acquire 240 euros on the personal training account corresponds to :1° For civic service, a period of six continuous months ;2° For the operational military reserve, n…

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