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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-2

…for any person, of engaging in the activity of banking or financial canvassing defined in article L. 341-1 without fulfilling the conditions set out in articles L. 341-3 and L. 341-4 ; 2° Any person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

…nks may form between themselves with, where appropriate, groupings such as those defined in Article L. 512-74; 3 (Repealed) 4. The banques populaires governed by articles L. 512-2 to L. 512-13; 5. Mut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: External company employee representative on the health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L2412-8

…of an establishment comprising at least one classified facility on the list provided for in Article L. 515-36 of the Environment Code or mentioned in Article L. 211-2 of the Mining Code, before the ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…s council(s) concerned or by representative trade union organisations within the meaning of article L. 2231-1 of the Labour Code.The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is chosen from among the represen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Activities, holidays.

Article L850

For the purposes of this provision, sick leave and the leave referred to in articles L. 880 and L. 881 are considered as service completed. The administration retains complete freedom to stagger leave…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-29

A joint stock company may not own shares in another company, if the latter holds a fraction of its capital greater than 10%. Failing agreement between the companies concerned to regularise the situati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-8

…II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-3, L. 1243-1, L. 1243-2-1, L. 1243-5 to L. 1243-9, L. 1244-1-1, L. 1244-1-2, L. 1244-5, L. 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-12-1

…erm of office is limited to three financial years, in addition to the report referred to in Article L. 823-9, the statutory auditor shall prepare a report for the directors identifying the financial,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

…ion is the responsibility of the Committees for the Protection of Individuals mentioned in Articles L. 1123-1 and L. 1123-16. The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-87

Subject to the provisions of this section, the savings and provident institutions are cooperative societies, subject to the provisions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of the coop…

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