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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12-2

Every quarter, the Banque de France publishes a document based on the volume of outstanding loans and new loans granted by credit institutions or finance companies to businesses, showing the share and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-2-1

In the event of multiple grounds for dismissal, if one of the grievances alleged against the employee infringes a fundamental freedom, the nullity of the termination does not exempt the court from exa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-2

The collective agreement determines :1° The duration of the mobility leave ;2° The conditions that the employee must meet in order to benefit from it;3° The terms and conditions for the employee's acc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1

Mutual insurance companies are legal entities governed by private law with non-commercial objects. They are formed to insure the risks brought in by their members or to offer the provision of the oper…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L322-27-1

The central body of the agricultural mutual insurance and reinsurance companies or funds is a société anonyme d'assurance agréée pursuant to Article L. 321-1 or a société anonyme de réassurance agréée…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-2

When the Extraordinary General Meeting delegates to the Board of Directors or the Management Board its authority to decide on a capital increase, it sets the period, which may not exceed twenty-six mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-149-2

Rights attached to securities giving access to the capital which have been used or which have been acquired by the issuing company or by the company called upon to issue new equity securities shall be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-10

For the calculation of the ratios provided for in article L. 228-11, existing non-voting preference shares and investment certificates are taken into account. However, the application of the provision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2122-2-1

In municipalities with 80,000 inhabitants or more, the limit set in article L. 2122-2 may be exceeded with a view to the creation of deputy posts with primary responsibility for one or more wards, alt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L2123-25-1

When an elected official who receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity cannot effectively carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, paternity…

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