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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L515-1-1

The equity capital of a finance company may not be less than the amount of initial capital required at the time of its authorisation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-16-1

Each trade union delegate may use delegation hours, apart from those mentioned in article L. 2143-16, to take part, on behalf of his organisation, in negotiations or consultations at a level other tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1-1

Without prejudice to 4° of Article L. 3142-1, in the event of the death of a child under the age of twenty-five or of a person under the age of twenty-five who is effectively and permanently dependent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-1-1

I. - Taxes and levies collected by assessment on behalf of the départements are allocated monthly, in the amount of one twelfth of their total amount, as provided for in the budget for the current yea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1-1

In order to benefit from the insurance allowance under II of article L. 5422-1, prior to resigning, the employee requests professional development advice from the institutions, bodies or operators men…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employee rights.

Article L8223-1-1

Without prejudice to Chapter I of this Title and Articles L. 8113-7 and L. 8271-8 of this Code, when the labour inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 of this code finds that a trainee is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-1

…w no. 75-1334 of 31 December 1975 on subcontracting are recorded by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2. These offences are punishable by a fine of €7,500.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within a group of undertakings

Article L3344-1

…conomic links between them. However, the mechanisms for increasing capital provided for in articles L. 3332-18 et seq. and for increasing the sums paid annually by one or more undertakings provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Gametes.

Article L1273-1

As stated in Article 511-6 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below: "The act of collecting or taking gametes from a living person without their written consent is punishable by five years' imprison…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-1

…ers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009, detected pursuant toArticle L. 511-7 of the French Consumer Code, shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding the f…

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