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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R514-28

The Guidance and Supervisory Board elects a Vice-Chairman by an absolute majority of its members in office. If, after two rounds of voting, no candidate has obtained this majority, the election is hel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-14

Where the applicant is a direct or indirect subsidiary of an investment firm or credit institution that does not have its registered office in France, it is also required to provide precise informatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39-1

A member of the Enforcement Committee who, without prejudice to the cases provided for in Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, assumes that he or she is a ground for disqualificati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book VI: Banking and financial institutions

Article R641-3

For the purposes of applying the penalties listed in this Title, the following are deemed to be company directors: the chairman and managing director, the chairman, the directors, the managing directo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Distribution

Article R3252-36

The statement of distribution may be contested within fifteen days of its notification. If no objection is lodged within this period, the court clerk will send each creditor a cheque for the amount of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Working conditions

Article R4141-16

In the event of a change of workstation or technique, a worker exposed to new risks or assigned to one of the tasks defined in article R. 4141-15 will receive the safety training provided for in that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Steering Committee

Article R1418-20

The Chairman of the Policy Board and its members are appointed for a term of three years, renewable once. If a seat falls vacant due to the permanent inability of its holder or the loss of the capacit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-14

The data mentioned in article R. 2143-11 are kept by the Agence de la biomédecine for a period of one hundred and twenty years from the date of their registration in the processing. By way of derogati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-132

In the case provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article R. 743-126, publication of the transfer of equity securities and members' shares results from the filing at the registry of the court respons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-11

For projects that do not require planning permission, the application accompanied by the file must be sent to the secretariat of the departmental committee in duplicate, one of which must be in electr…

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