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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-44

…holder shall inform the person mentioned in the information document provided for in III of article L. 214-35 as soon as it crosses the threshold of 10% of the units or shares of the undertaking for c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-5

…de union representative ; 2° In companies not subject to the obligation to negotiate under articles L. 2232-21 and L. 2232-24; 3° In companies not covered by an agreement or an extended branch agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72

…eds the notice period is equal to the amount of the conversion allowance mentioned in 3° of article L. 5123-2. The provisions of Article L. 5122-4 apply to this remuneration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-8

…is article do not apply to fixed-term employment contracts concluded in application of 6° ofarticle L. 1242-2 andarticle L. 1242-3.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Control.

Article L1271-16

Information relating to the persons mentioned in 1° and 3° of the A of article L. 1271-1 paid by pre-financed universal service vouchers under the conditions defined in article L. 1271-12 is communica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L1312-4

It is punishable as an offence under article L. 1454-8 for companies providing services or manufacturing or marketing products covered by compulsory social security schemes, as well as for companies o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-3

The health project is territorial. The health democracy territories provided for in 1° ofarticle L. 1434-9 may cover the territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, or be smaller or larger than it. They ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-9

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, article L. 1142-21 is replaced by the following provisions: Art.L. 1142-21 -When the competent court, seised of a claim for compensation for the harmful conse…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Bodily injury.

Article L126-1

…pendants, whatever their nationality, shall be compensated under the conditions set out in articles L. 422-1 to L. 422-3.Compensation may be refused or its amount reduced on the grounds of the victim'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-51

…of issue. This designation is not mandatory for the public offers mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and in Article L. 411-2-1 of the same code.

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