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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Operation

Article L7323-3

The assembly of the territorial authority shall make available to the Congress of Elected Representatives the resources necessary for its operation, in particular to provide secretarial services for i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Personalised assessment and protective measures

Article D1-3

The purpose of the personalised assessment is to determine whether specific protective measures should be implemented during the criminal proceedings.This assessment is carried out in particular in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the General Council.

Article R142-3

The General Council shall meet as often as the interests of the Banque de France require, and at least six times a year, at the invitation of the Governor. It meets on an extraordinary basis when requ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-3

Issuers shall make public a rating of their issuance programme, obtained from a specialised agency that meets the conditions laid down by the competent administrative authority or, where applicable, h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Master and feeder undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities

Article R214-31

The investment of a UCITS in another UCITS governed by French or foreign law may not exceed the limit set in article R. 214-24 unless it has been authorised by the Autorité des marchés financiers to b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32

Pursuant to I of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing in France of units or shares of an AIF established in a third country managed by a management company established in a Member State of the European…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-3

When they are not part of the national police or gendarmerie services, the control officers referred to in Article L. 8271-1-2 may call upon sworn interpreters registered on one of the lists provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination by agreement

Article R1237-3

The administrative authority responsible for approving the termination agreement provided for in article L. 1237-14 is the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-3

Failure to provide Pôle emploi with a statement of assignment contracts within the time limit set out in article R. 1251-7, in breach of the provisions of article L. 1251-46, is punishable by a third-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation arrangements

Article D1271-3

In the event of an urgent need to allocate social benefits or implement a personal service, the body that finances all or part of the special payment voucher referred to in B of article L. 1271-1 may,…

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