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Showing 47014710 of 57385 articles for Art. L 641-3 · Cass. com. 20 March 2019 n° 17-20.629

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article L2122-34-2

For the attributions they exercise on behalf of the State, the mayor as well as deputy mayors and members of the town council acting by delegation from the mayor under the conditions set out in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-19-3

According to the conditions laid down in an annual resolution, the departmental council may make a vehicle available to its members or to departmental employees when this is justified by the exercise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-19-3

In accordance with the conditions laid down in an annual resolution, the Regional Council may make a vehicle available to its members or to regional staff where this is justified by the exercise of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

In the absence of a collective agreement or in the event of an agreement not covering all of the points mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 1233-24-2, the administrative authority shall approve the do…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-32-1

Each year, before 30 April of the following year, local investment funds send the Autorité des marchés financiers a summary statement of the companies financed, the securities held and the amounts inv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-3-1

I.-The written agreement concluded either between the supplier and the wholesaler, as defined in I of article L. 441-1-2, or between the wholesaler and the distributor or service provider sets out the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-3-2

Where an extended branch agreement provides for and organises the continuation of employment contracts in the event of a succession of companies in the performance of a contract, the employees of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall have the power, with regard to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, to impose its obligations on the persons ment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-6

I. - The Financial Public Prosecutor may not initiate public proceedings for the application of the penalties provided for in this section when the Autorité des marchés financiers has served a stateme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess and monitor, taking into account the size, risk profile and business model of the investment firm, the systems, strategies and procedu…

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