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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3

…re applicable, a sub-fund of the fund may be validly substituted for that of the co-owners.Articles L. 214-182 to L. 214-186 apply to specialised investment funds.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-3

…he Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the conditions for applying the derogation defined in l'article L. 623-24-1of this code, including the procedures for setting the amount of compensation referred to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6-3

…mmercial court judge who finds himself in one of the cases of incompatibility mentioned in articles L. 722-6-1 and L. 722-6-2 may not take office until he has put an end to this situation, within a pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-3-1

For health professionals covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, the Minister for Defence adapts the multi-year continuing professional development programmes proposed by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30-1

The directors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 shall have the time necessary to carry out their mandate effectively, under the conditions defined by decree in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35-1

…alf of and at the request of the public establishment referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 1424-1 of this code, maintain all of its equipment.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-35-1

Persons required to draw up a preventive recovery plan pursuant to I and II of Article L. 613-35 shall set up a system for regular monitoring of the indicators mentioned in VI of the same article.

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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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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

…als may be made from the cash account associated with the SME Innovation Account defined in article L. 221-32-4. II. - In the event of the liquidation of a company whose shares are held in the securit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-2

…may be penalised, dismissed or subjected to any of the discriminatory measures mentioned in Article L. 1132-1 for refusing, on the grounds of his or her sexual orientation, a geographical transfer to…

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