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Showing 39713980 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-5

…s referred to in Article L. 532-9, which provide the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 or register the units or shares of the undertakings for collective investment they manage in re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-6

…afety and working conditions;2° Employees of external undertakings who, in the performance of their activity, are not under the direct subordination of the user undertaking, for their individual and c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-25

…these UCITS, FIA or investment funds for the purposes of applying the limits set out in article R. 214-21.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-4

…ther State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;2° Not have been the perpetrator of acts that have resulted in a final criminal conviction for acts contrary to honour, probity or moral…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-20

In addition to their role as sworn goods brokers, brokers may carry out their usual activities, such as commission, brokerage, commercial agency and consignment of goods, either on a personal basis or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Funding allocated to the National Sports Agency responsible for high performance sport and developing access to sport

Article L411-1

A deduction made each year under the conditions determined by the Finance Act from the sums wagered on games operated in France and the overseas departments by La Française des Jeux is allocated to th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 decies

…full compensation for the damage suffered, except in the event of damage attributable to a personal act detachable from the service.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-1

No employee shall be subjected to repeated acts of psychological harassment, the purpose or effect of which is to worsen his or her working conditions in such a way as to infringe his or her rights an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1451-1

…hen a request is made to the industrial tribunal to classify the termination of the employment contract at the employee's initiative as a result of acts of which the employee is accused by the employe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Prevention of health risk factors

Article L1528-1

…a.Articles L. 1171-2 and L. 1172-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Act No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.

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