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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D532-41

A branch authorised in accordance with Article L. 532-48 shall report the following information annually to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which shall inform the Autorité des ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Credit Advisory Committee in New Caledonia

Article R782-13

The Credit Advisory Committee instituted by Article 214 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia comprises, in addition to the High Commissioner of the Republic, the Chairm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-1

I. - The National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training comprises : 1° The Minister for Labour or his representative, Chairman ; 2° The Minister for Agriculture or h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article D2621-1

The following provisions apply in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° The criteria for trade union representative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R752-44-2

The authorisation provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 752-23 is granted to any legal entity meeting the following conditions:1° Neither it nor any of its legal representatives, members o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-2

In support of his declaration, the applicant shall submit: I. In all cases, a copy of the written document signed with a principal, mentioning the content of the agency contract, or, failing that, any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-4

The company is formed subject to the condition precedent of its registration on the Roll of the Association.The application for registration of the "société d'exercice libéral" is presented collective…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe X

(APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 762-3) Prefecture of the department of RECEIPT OF DECLARATION OF A MODIFICATION TO AN ANNUAL PROGRAMME OF COMMERCIAL EVENTS HELD IN A REGISTERED EXHIBITION PARK (art. L. 762-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-16

I.-The Comité régional d'orientation des conditions de travail comprises: 1° The regional Prefect or his representative, as Chairman; 2° A college of representatives of regional State administrations;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R6143-2

The nine-member supervisory boards comprise : 1° Representatives of local and regional authorities: a) The mayor of the municipality in which the main establishment has its registered office, or the r…

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