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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-53

The holder of a people's savings passbook account may transfer his funds from one institution to another, without loss of interest. The formalities relating to this transfer are laid down by the Minis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-54

People's savings passbooks and rights belonging to their holders may not be pledged as collateral.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-5

Subject to the provisions of article R. 518-3, the provisions relating to the posts of head of department, deputy director, high-level expert and project director in State administrations are applicab…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 311-5

Audiovisual works with a heritage vocation that are of particular cultural, social, scientific, technical or economic interest and that belong to one of the following genres are eligible for financial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski lift equipment.

Article L2333-53

The annual proceeds of the municipal tax are allocated, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2333-52 : 1° A des interventions favorisant le développement agricole et forestie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competent administrative authority

Article R1233-3-5

…e regional director of the head office of the company of its intention to open negotiations in application of article L. 1233-24-1. The employer notifies this director of its proposed redundancies in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

I.-Within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6141-54

…operating rules of the hospital foundation in compliance with the provisions of amended law no. 87-571 of 23rd July 1987 on the development of sponsorship, article L. 6141-7-3 and this section. The d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-5

…between one and five years, using one of the following methods: 1° By collective labour agreement ; 2° By agreement between the employer and the representatives of representative trade union organisat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-5

…To this end, any person having standing to bring an infringement action shall be entitled to have carried out at any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate assisted by experts appointed by the…

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