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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-6

…or is not required.Fund unitholders shall exercise the rights conferred on shareholders by articles L. 823-6 and L. 823-7 of the French Commercial Code.The statutory auditor shall inform the general m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-8-1

…management objectives defined by the flood risk management plans adopted in application of article L. 566-7 of the Environment Code, as well as the fundamental guidelines and provisions of these plan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8-2

…s: 1° Public offers of financial securities, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° of Article L. 411-2 or in 2° or 3° of Article L. 411-2-1; 2° The admission of financial instruments to trading…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Apprenticeship supervisor.

Article L6223-8-1

…tions of professional competence required of an apprenticeship supervisor in application of article L. 6223-1 are determined by collective branch agreement.In the absence of such an agreement, the con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-2

For the application of 2° of II of Article L. 2121-1, until the first renewal of the municipal council following the creation of the new commune, the order of municipal councillors is established acco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits.

Article L5426-8-2

…ehalf of the body responsible for managing the unemployment insurance scheme referred to in Article L. 5427-1, on behalf of the State or employers referred to in Article L. 5424-1, the Director Genera…

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

Article L1242-8-2

The fixed-term employment contract referred to in 6° of Article L. 1242-2 is concluded for a minimum period of eighteen months and a maximum period of thirty-six months. It may not be renewed.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article L421-8-1

The time limits stipulated in article L. 313-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code do not run against the guarantee fund until the day on which it receives the information justifying its intervention.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-3

The regional joint inter-professional committees referred to in article L. 6323-17-6 are responsible for examining and providing administrative and financial support for professional retraining projec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits.

Article L5426-8-3

…y paid on its own behalf, on behalf of the State or on behalf of the employers mentioned in article L. 5424-1.

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