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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Unilateral profit-sharing schemes

Article L3347-1

The provisions of this Title insofar as they concern profit-sharing agreements apply to profit-sharing schemes set up unilaterally pursuant to II of Article L. 3312-5, with the exception of those prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Offences concerning public limited companies

Article L242-10

The chairman or directors of a public limited company who fail to submit the annual financial statements and the management report provided for in article L. 232-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-1

A article L. 122-1, the words: "the prefect of the department in which the foreigner is to carry on his business" are replaced by the words: "the competent New Caledonian authority".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Provisions applicable to investment services providers relating to the design and distribution of financial instruments

Article L533-24-1-1

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies that design financial instruments for sale to clients and investment service providers that offer, recommend or market financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-16

The AMF may carry out surveillance, monitoring and investigation activities at the request of foreign authorities with similar powers. Where such activities are carried out on behalf of authorities of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers.

Article L5412-1

A person is struck off the list of jobseekers, under conditions determined by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, if : 1° Is unable to prove that he/she has carried out positive and repeated acts with a v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

I. - The provisions of the single chapter of Title II of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-13

I.-Information obtained from the statements referred to in I of Article L. 464-10 and which can only be obtained by accessing the file of the proceedings concerned may be used by a party who has had a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article L231-1

For the application of articles L. 232-1, L. 232-2, L. 232-3 and L. 232-4, a close link with the territory of a Member State is deemed to be established in particular: 1° If the contract has been conc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-1

Only in health establishments, at the Établissement Français du Sang (French Blood Establishment), in army hospitals or other elements of the army health service mentioned in article L. 6147-7 or at t…

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