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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Procedure for pre-marketing AIFs in France or in an EU Member State other than France (article L. 214-24-2-1)

Article L214-24-2-1

Any French portfolio management company may pre-market units or shares of a European Union AIF to professional clients in France or in another Member State of the European Union under conditions laid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-59

…ive impact on the feeder general-purpose investment fund.The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall specify the conditions of application of this article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-24

…any or establishment, the full members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may negotiate, conclude, revise or terminate collective labour agreements if they are expressly auth…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-24

…pose by the Minister of Justice, shall assist in the application of Article 230-23. This magistrate may act ex officio or at the request of private individuals. He shall have direct access to such sof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-24

…oyment contract under private law, either for a fixed term, concluded in application of article L. 1242-3, or for an indefinite term. It covers jobs designed to meet unmet collective needs. It may not…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16-1

…r operations recorded by a sports betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of the aforementioned Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010; 2° By request addressed to the company hol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-24

…lf-employed person, has, by fraudulent means or actions, evaded their obligations under Articles L. 6331-1, L. 6331-3, L. 6331-6, L. 6331-48 to L. 6331-52, L. 6331-55, L. 6331-56 and L. 6331-69; 2° In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The consultation procedure provided for in Article L. 752-4

Article R752-24

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-17

…of recognised competence criteria in the ski lift sector. The work entrusted to the project manager may not include execution studies or the execution of the works. III. - Checks on the working order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-8

I. - In accordance with the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the custodian shall ensure that :1° That all payments made by or on behalf of unitho…

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