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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Notifications

Article L613-40-2

The resolution college shall notify the supervisory college and, where applicable, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned of the plans it has drawn up or updated pursuant to Articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-40

…management board of the management company appoints the fund's auditor for a period of six financial years, after obtaining the approval of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The appointment of an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Definition of a procedure

Article R4412-145

On the basis of the results of the initial risk assessment provided for in subsection 2, for each process implemented, the employer shall draw up operating instructions specifying in particular: 1° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions specific to paediatric neurosurgery.

Article D6124-145

The protected interventional unit and the post-interventional monitoring room referred to in article D. 6124-99 include medical devices and an environment adapted to newborns and children. Anaesthesia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-145

Capital increases made necessary by the exercise of stock options are carried out without publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 225-120 and the notice provided for in article R. 225-124…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-145

At each General Meeting, an attendance sheet shall contain the following information: 1° the surname, usual forenames and permanent address of each shareholder present and the number of shares held 2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-145

The services relating to the unseizability of the rights of the sole trader in any property, whether built or unbuilt, mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-1 (numbers 139 to 141 in tabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-40-2

Municipal councillors of member municipalities of a public inter-municipal cooperation establishment who are not members of its deliberative body are informed of the affairs of the establishment that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-145

I.-The health professionals and psychologists referred to in article 44 of law no. 85-772 of 25 July 1985 containing various provisions of a social nature, who come under the provisions of article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Disputes.

Article R123-145

The court decision shall bear the executory clause on the copy. It shall be notified to the claimant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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