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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-17

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of Articles L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-14.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-11

…ice setting out the terms of the issue and an information document. This document covers, in particular, the organisation, the amount of equity at the end of the previous financial year, the financial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2136-1

Any director or administrator of a professional trade union or union of trade unions who fails to comply with the provisions of article L. 2131-1, relating to the purpose of trade unions, is liable to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Committees

Article L5324-1

The Agency shall make public the agendas and minutes, together with details and explanations of votes, including minority opinions, but excluding any information covered by business or medical confide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for executing a payment transaction

Article L133-10

I. - Where the payment service provider refuses to execute a payment order or initiate a payment transaction, it shall notify the payment service user, or make the notification available to the paymen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for executing a payment transaction

Article L133-11

…ayment service provider(s) and the payee's payment service provider(s) and their intermediaries involved in the execution of a payment transaction transfer the total amount of the payment transaction…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the contracting authority

Article L2422-1

…owner may, under the conditions set out in this chapter, use the services of third parties in the following ways:1° Assistance to the project owner;2° Project management;3° Project management mandate;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

I. - In order to provide investment services, investment services providers other than portfolio management companies must obtain authorisation. This authorisation is issued by the Autorité de contrôl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Investigating courts

Article 883

The time limits provided for in Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 879

The powers vested by this code in lawyers and parties' counsel may be exercised by persons approved by the President of the Mamoudzou Chamber of Appeal. Such persons are exempt from the requirement of…

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