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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-14

The provisions of articles D. 211-10 to D. 211-13 do not apply to pledges of shares in non-trading property investment companies or shares in forestry savings companies, which remain subject to the pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The sentence enforcement judge.

Article D49-1

Where the number of enforcement judges and the size of the caseload justifies it, a joint enforcement secretariat may be set up, the staff of which includes, in addition to administrative staff, a reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article D214-59

Applications drawn up by companies in order to obtain recognition of the innovative nature of their products, processes or techniques, as referred to in article L. 214-30, are submitted to the public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article D3334-3-2

The initial payment and the periodic payment by a company into the collective retirement savings plan provided for in article L. 3334-6 benefit all members who satisfy the seniority conditions, if any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article D3334-3-3

The fees for managing the sums invested in the collective retirement savings plan after a beneficiary has left the company, as mentioned in article L. 3334-7, may not exceed an annual amount of 20 eur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prevention and occupational health services common to undertakings constituting an economic and social unit.

Article D4622-13

Except in cases where it is administered jointly in application of the agreement concluded by the employer, the occupational health and prevention service is placed under the supervision of the joint…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-12

The sentenced person is not eligible to file an application concerning one of the measures covered by the provisions of Article 712-4 as long as a previous application relating to the same measure has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 6 : Claiming a pledged object.

Article D514-22

When an item that has been pledged as collateral for a loan is claimed by a person other than the borrower, on the grounds of theft or any other cause, the Caisse remains the receiver of the item, whi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D5334-5

Alternate members only have the right to vote in the absence of their respective full members. However, if the full members are present, their alternates may attend committee meetings without taking p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D5334-4

The mayors who are members of the consultative commission and their alternates are appointed by the prefect on the recommendation of the departmental association of mayors or, in the absence of a depa…

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