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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-3

…sociated securities account and the amount of cash withdrawals. Management fees may also be debited to the account in cash. This account may not have a debit balance.III. - When the plan is opened wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-4

…icle L. 141-7, the Banque de France collects statistical information on share savings plans from custodian-account holders, as defined by order of the Minister for the Economy.This information is coll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave

Article D1225-11-1

…arrival at home and ends no later than eight months after that date. The periods of leave referred to in article L. 1225-37 may be split into two periods of at least twenty-five days each. Where the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-11

…by the plenary assembly and, where applicable, by the standing committee, are sent by its chairman to the ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly and the disabled, and are mad…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Investigating courts

Article A36-11-1

…nd formats of audiovisual recordings of interrogations of persons under investigation made pursuant to Articles 116-1 and D. 32-2 and transmitted to the courts must comply with the standards and recom…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-11

Candidates who have failed four sessions may no longer be authorised to take the technical examination to qualify for certain judicial police duties.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-10

…nce corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of the investment section corresponds to the difference between the amount of revenue orders and the amount of expenditure orders issued d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-110-1

Book VI of Part One is applicable to the territorial collectivity of French Guyana insofar as it does not conflict with this Title.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-13

…management account, if it has been drawn up by that date, or with a balance drawn up after taking into account the last statement of vouchers and mandates.The authorising officer produces the statemen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article D71-112-1

The following provisions shall apply to the territorial collectivity of French Guiana: 1° Le titre III du livre III de la troisième partie relatif aux recettes des départements; 2° Le chapitre III du…

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