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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-35

…the Management Board to the Ordinary General Meeting referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100 includes, in addition to the information mentioned in article L. 225-100-1, the following…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sector advisory committees

Article L785-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L773-2

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L774-2

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-27-1

…meetings of the European Company Works Council may be authorised by agreement between the Chairman and the employee representatives sitting on the Council. In the absence of an agreement, such use is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-14-2

The provisions of the Electoral Code and those of Law No. 77-808 of 19 July 1977 on the publication and dissemination of certain opinion polls referred to in this sub-section are applicable in their w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-59

…company's salaried employees provided for in the third sentence of the second paragraph of Article L. 225-197-1 is not applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated mark…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-10

…icular case that he is not at fault or negligent, the period of suspension provided for in articles L. 232-23-3-3 to L. 232-23-3-9 shall not apply. II.-The duration of the suspension provided for in a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-12

…re not directly or indirectly qualifying events for a national championship or international event, and provided that the person does not have any relationship in any capacity whatsoever with protecte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-21

The provisions of article L. 225-69-1, relating to the proportion of members of the supervisory board of each sex, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to…

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