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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-131

Notwithstanding articles L. 225-127 to L. 225-149-3 of the French Commercial Code, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Management Board of the SICAF may carry out a capital increase at any t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director

Article L518-11

…y be dismissed after receiving the opinion of the Supervisory Board, which may decide to make it public, or on the recommendation of the Supervisory Board.The Managing Director may appoint one or more…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director

Article L518-12

The General Manager is responsible for managing the funds and assets of the Caisse.He implements the guidelines approved by the Supervisory Board, particularly in terms of internal control and risk ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-15

The articles L. 5212-6, L. 5212-7 and L. 5212-8 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-24-11

Within five days of the filing of the declaration, and failing which the declaration shall automatically lapse, the applicant shall send a copy of the declaration, by registered letter with acknowledg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-1

For the purposes of this chapter, digital assets include: 1° The tokens referred to in Article L. 552-2, with the exception of those fulfilling the characteristics of the financial instruments referre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article D225-104-2

The employee headcount threshold provided for in 4° of Article L. 225-115 is assessed on the closing date of the last financial year.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2-1 A

The appeal lodged by the accused or the prosecution may state that it does not contest the answers given by the assize court on guilt and that it is limited to the decision on sentence.In this case, o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R*3231-2-1

For the application of article L. 3231-8, the ratio of the reference index measuring changes in the basic hourly wage of manual and clerical workers to the price index mentioned in article R. * 3231-2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-2

Within this or these judicial court or courts, the public prosecutor and the first president, after consulting the public prosecutor and the president of the judicial court, shall respectively designa…

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