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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article D420-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of the trading halt parameters referred to in II of Article L. 420-3 that are notified to it by trading v…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recognised foreign markets.

Article D423-1

A foreign market in transferable securities, futures contracts or any financial products may be recognised only if the rules governing investor protection, security, supervision and control on that ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations.

Article D351-1

Tax fines imposed for the offences referred to in Articles L. 351-2 and L. 351-3 shall be recovered in the same way as stamp duties and, in particular, in accordance with the provisions set out in &lt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: State financial assistance

Article D1143-13

In order to qualify for financial assistance, actions in favour of employees on fixed-term contracts and temporary workers are taken into account when their contract, or the duration of their assignme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-16

Any gaps in representation between women and men as referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are published annually, no later than 1st March of the current year, in respect of the previous year, in a visible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring and evaluation

Article D1143-17

The report on the implementation of the commitments made by the employer in the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men is sent to the regional director of compan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring and evaluation

Article D1143-16

The Social and Economic Committee is regularly informed of the implementation of the commitments made by the employer in the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring and evaluation

Article D1143-18

At the end of the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men, an assessment of the commitments made and the concrete measures implemented is carried out under the re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Early termination of contract

Article D1243-1

When the employee terminates his fixed-term employment contract before the end of the term, in application of article L. 1243-2, the termination indemnity provided for in article L. 1243-8 is calculat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: End of mandate

Article D1442-18

An industrial tribunal member who, during his term of office, becomes an employer while sitting as an employee, or becomes an employee while sitting as an employer, must declare this to the public pro…

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