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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-36

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences defined in Article L. 2223-35 shall incur, in addition to the fine in accord…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central bodies

Article L511-32

Without prejudice to the powers of documentary and on-the-spot control conferred on the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution over the institutions and companies affiliated to them, the cen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-74

The implementation of the remuneration policy is subject, at least once a year, to a central and independent internal evaluation in order to ensure compliance with the remuneration policy and procedur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-9

The provisions of article L. 512-8 are applicable, after repayment of advances of any kind received from the central body of the caisses d'épargne et des banques populaires, to the surplus assets of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-7

At the time of authorisation, payment institutions must have paid-up capital in an amount at least equal to the sum laid down by regulation, depending on whether: a) The payment institution provides o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Collective investment management companies

Article L543-1

Collective investment management companies are portfolio management companies, legal entities that manage the AIFs mentioned in 3° of III of Article L. 214-24, managers of European venture capital fun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-3

The penalties provided for in Article 459 (1) of the Customs Code shall apply to the persons referred to in Article L. 562-4, their managers or agents and, in the case of persons subject to a freezing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2253-3, the wage clauses of a company or establishment agreement may provide for specific terms and conditions for the application of wage increases d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-9

If the social and economic committee has not been set up or renewed, the employer will draw up a report on the failure to do so. The employer informs the employees of the report in the company by any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-65

By way of derogation from article L. 2315-64, a social and economic committee whose annual resources do not exceed a threshold set by decree may fulfil its accounting obligations by keeping a book sho…

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