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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership and termination of membership.

Article D4622-22

…ealth and prevention service and its members are set out in its articles of association or internal regulations. These statutes and regulations are communicated to the company, at the time of the appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Committee.

Article R4643-5

…mployment and remuneration of staff; 7° Appoint the General Secretary; 8° Draw up standard internal regulations for the National Committee and the Regional Prevention Committees.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…those provided for by a protection measure in civil matters ordered in another Member State of the European Union recognised and enforceable in France pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the E…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 289 A

I. - When a person not established in the European Union is liable for value added tax or is required to fulfil reporting obligations, it is required to have a taxable representative established in Fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-5

…the safekeeping of the assets of a UCITS:1° Ensures, under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the safekeeping of financial instruments registe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-9

I.-Persons who are in a position to exercise, directly or indirectly, a significant influence on the management of a regulated market must possess qualities that guarantee the sound and prudent manage…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-12

…c offer initiated under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures set out in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, if the shares of the absorbed company are admitt…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-7

…vidence of formal qualifications entitling them to practise the profession in a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area issued: a) By the competent a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article R221-127

The Banque de France is responsible for statistical monitoring of the collection and use of the savings products mentioned in sections 1 to 5 of this chapter. It submits an annual report on these prod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-9

…an exception to the first paragraph, professional firefighter officers may, under conditions set by regulation, be appointed to their grades, jobs or functions jointly by the competent State authority…

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