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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-19

The information referred to in Article R. 511-18 as well as that concerning the results of the votes of the general meetings referred to in Article L. 511-78 shall be transmitted by the Autorité de co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-20

In the cases provided for in Article L. 511-78 where it is envisaged to increase the amount of the variable part of the total remuneration of the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-71 to an amount hi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-23

…edit institutions and finance companies shall require the instruments referred to in Article L. 511-81 to be held for a minimum period defined under the conditions set out in Article L. 511-72 in orde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-25

…511-79 are equity instruments, debt instruments or other instruments referred to in Article L. 511-81.Credit institutions and finance companies update the variable remuneration mentioned in article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-39

…ement concluded between the lawyer and the judge under Article 10 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, the State may enter into an agreement with th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-5

SITUATION at 31 December N Total amount expressed in millions of euros (€M) SITUATION at 31 December N expressed in number of contracts concerned GLOBAL AMOUNT paid to beneficiaries or transferred to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496 bis

The municipal council of a commune whose territory was, prior to the entry into force of law no. 83-636 du 13 juillet 1983 modifiée portant modification du statut des agglomérations nouvelles, partial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Exceptional conditions of administration.

Article R5121-96

…or midwives who do not practice in an establishment, service or centre mentioned in article R. 5121-88 or who do not meet the conditions set out in article R. 5121-91 may be authorised to administer t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article R2352-5

…60% of the total workforce: 6 seats; 7° From more than 60% to 70% of the total workforce: 7 seats; 8° From more than 70% to 80% of the total workforce: 8 seats; 9° From more than 80% to 90% of the to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains realised by companies

Article 248 E

When securities, mentioned in Articles 5 and 6 of Law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 or the profit participation certificates referred to in amended Article 1 of the same law, appear on the balance sheet…

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