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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…u 29 octobre 2002 and published by the decree no. 2002-1500 of 20 December 2002;b) Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to the movement of persons, signed in Paris on 31 August 198…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-270

…ph of the same article, to amend the company's Articles of Association resulting in the loss of the form of a société anonyme à participation ouvrière and, by the same token, the dissolution of the so…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Public buy-out offers and squeeze-out

Article L433-4

…e European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area takes the form of a société en commandite par actions ;3° Where the natural person(s) or legal entity(ies) con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-2

…° Own funds which are : a) Tier 1 core capital; b) Other own funds issued: i) in favour of entities forming part of the same resolution group and purchased by them, or; ii) in favour of entities not f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…the economic, social and environmental database provided for in article L. 2312-18 includes the information provided for in the table below. It also includes the information relating to vocational t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-89

The Saint-Barthélemy fire brigade is made up of:1° Professional fire brigades;2° Volunteer fire brigades.Professional fire brigades, including the service manager, are recruited and managed by the col…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

I. - Dispositions inter vivos or by will for the benefit of health establishments, social and medico-social establishments or establishments of public utility shall only have effect insofar as they ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-19

Release may be requested at any time from the Investigating Chamber in accordance with the forms set out in articles 148-6 and 148-7. The claimant's lawyer is summoned by registered letter with acknow…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706

The following may perform the duties of a specialist assistant to an investigating division mentioned in article 52-1 or a judicial court mentioned in articles 704 or 705 category A or B civil servant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-33

…ity Code. Overtime is worked up to the limit of the annual quota applicable in the company, after informing the social and economic committee. Overtime is worked in excess of the annual quota applicab…

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