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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determining the topics, timetable and method of negotiation

Article L2222-3-1

…ed between the negotiators, particularly at company level, based on the database defined in article L. 2323-8. This convention or agreement defines the main stages in the negotiations and may provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Placement organisations specialising in the occupational integration of people with disabilities

Article L5214-3-1

…The specialised placement organisations, in conjunction with the institution mentioned in Article L. 5312-1, provide appropriate support for jobseekers who are covered by the employment obligation u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-3-1

…essment of risks to the health and safety of workers which it carries out in application of article L. 4121-3. III.The results of this assessment lead to: 1° For companies with fifty or more employees…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-11-3

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-3

…nked to the specific environment in which the disciplines take place, within the meaning of article L. 212-2, or constraints linked to the safety or health of the participants. Where appropriate, they…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-34

Subject to article L. 214-24-41, a fonds commun de placement, which does not have legal personality, is a co-ownership of financial instruments and deposits, the units of which are issued and redeemed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-3

…are relied on in support of the application, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 714-5 or, in the case of a European Union trade mark, Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-3

Companies subject to State supervision under article L. 310-1 which provide legal expenses insurance opt for one of the following management methods:-members of staff responsible for managing claims i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-3-1

…of these persons or entities and under the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 562-9. These funds and resources are frozen for a period of ten working days, or, if this occurs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article L522-37-4

…to the contracting parties by its entry in the register mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 522-37-2 under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.No security other than th…

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