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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article L214-20

…e assets of a UCITS include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of Article L. 211-1, referred to as "eligible financial securities" ;2° Money market instruments normally trade…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…014 of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014, No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, No 2019/2033 of 27 November 2019, No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020, No 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 and 2022/858 of 30 May 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-4

The competent administrative authority may, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, reach a settlement with natural persons and legal entities regarding the prosecution of an offence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

I.-Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-6

The court hearing the action referred to in article L. 1143-2 may, with the agreement of the parties, instruct a mediator, under the conditions set out in section 1 of chapter I of title II of law no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-1

…his assistance is taken by :1° Either, on behalf of the State, the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1, the bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1 or, in accordance with the procedures laid down…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Vocational diplomas and certificates of professional qualification

Article L6113-3

I.-Ministerial professional advisory committees, at least half of which are made up of representatives of representative employee trade union organisations at national and cross-industry level and rep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-1

…be imposed on any employer or his delegate who, through his own fault, disregards the following provisions and those of the decrees of the Conseil d'Etat issued for their application: 1° Titles I, II…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless oth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure.

Article L2261-9

The open-ended agreement may be terminated by the signatory parties. In the absence of express stipulation, the period of notice that must precede termination is three months. The other signatories of…

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