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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-16

In this section and for the application of the provisions relating to freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services :1. The expression "competent authorities" means the authorities of a Mem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-17

The provisions of this section do not apply to: 1° Trading platform managers governed by Articles L. 420-18, L. 422-1, L. 424-9, L. 425-9 and L. 425-10 ; 2° Branches of credit institutions referred to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-1

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in Articles L. 571-3, L. 571-4, L. 571-6 to L. 571-9,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-1

Any person, acting either on their own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity, who disregards one of the prohibitions set out in article L. 524-4 shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-14

In companies or establishments where, in application of articles L. 2143-3 and L. 2143-4, several delegates are appointed for each trade union section, these delegates may divide among themselves the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-19

In temporary employment undertakings, the delegation hours used between two assignments, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, by a temporary employee trade union delegate to exercise hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-15

The central trade union delegate provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2143-5 has twenty-four hours per month to carry out his duties. These hours are in addition to those he may have in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-13

Each trade union delegate has the necessary time to carry out his duties. This time is at least equal to : 1° Twelve hours per month in companies or establishments with between fifty and one hundred a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2241-1

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet, at least once every four years for the subjects mentioned in 1° to 5° and at least once every five year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-1

…ies where one or more trade union sections of representative organisations have been set up, the employer shall initiate negotiations at least once every four years:1° Negotiations on remuneration, in…

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