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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-6-1

…ervice, including occupational health and prevention services other than those mentioned in Article L. 4622-7, is approved by the administrative authority for a period of five years, with a view to en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Local electronic communications networks and services

Article L1425-2

…uthorities and their groupings to the management of the reference data referred to in II of article L. 321-4 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration (Code of relations between th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may impose the disciplinary sanctions provided for in Article L. 612-39, including deregistration;2° The institution may only provide payment services and guarant…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligation to file a draft public offer

Article L433-3

…e Agreement on the European Economic Area, acting alone or in concert within the meaning of Article L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, coming to hold, directly or indirectly, more than three tenths of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L356-1

…means an undertaking which exclusively controls an undertaking within the meaning of II of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code. This second undertaking is referred to as a "subsidiary undertakin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial transactions.

Article L110-1

The law deems acts of commerce:1° Any purchase of movable property for the purpose of reselling it, either in kind or after having worked on it and put it to use;2° Any purchase of immovable property…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: The commercial freelance administration contract

Article L1254-23

The contract concluded in writing shall include the following clauses and information: 1° the identity of the employee concerned; 2° a description of the skills, qualifications and areas of expertise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-3

For the application of this Part to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and in the absence of specific mention of this collectivity:1° The powers devolved to the Prefect, in the region or in the department, are…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-2

The form of the production account, the definition of the different categories of expenditure, the nature of the means of financing and the methods of amortisation of the cost of production are determ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L251-6

The form of the operating account, the definition of gross receipts and operating costs and the conditions under which the opposable commission is negotiated are determined by one or more professional…

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