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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

I.-In order to be extended, the branch agreement concluded at national level must contain clauses relating to the determination of the rules for negotiation and conclusion, as provided for in articles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-1

…iting or guaranteed placement of financial instruments, within the meaning of 6-1 or 6-2 of Article D. 321-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, provided that these rights are not exercised or otherwi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Eligibility.

Article L723-4

…e served as a commercial court judge for at least six years and have not been deemed to have resigned. When these persons stand as candidates in a court that does not border on the court in which they…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

The first fraction of the rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes whose population represents at least 15% of the population of the canton, to communes with headquarters of centralising office…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-12-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope, definitions and professional and organisational requirements

Article R511-2

I.- Distribution as an insurance or reinsurance intermediary and as an insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis may only be carried out for remuneration by the following categories of persons:1° I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance

Article A243-4

…and cost of construction; -the date on which the site was opened; -the nature of the techniques used. It indicates the persons insured and the absolute excess applicable to each of them. This informa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L947-4

Article L. 723-1 reads as follows:"Art. L. 723-1.-I.-The judges of the mixed commercial courts are elected within the jurisdiction of each of these courts by a college composed of:1° Electors in a per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

I. - The following shall be entered automatically in the register: 1° Decisions, taken in safeguard or receivership or judicial liquidation proceedings for companies opened on or after 1 January 2006:…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-156

I. - direct or indirect holdings in the companies referred to in 2° of the I of article L. 214-115 may represent up to 100% of the assets of a société civile de placement immobilier, if the following…

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