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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-5

I. - Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 465-1 to L. 465-3-3 of this Code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58-1

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-54-1, a company agreement or convention or, failing that, a branch agreement may set the conditions for maintaini…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-5

…dentiel et de résolution, the Autorité de la concurrence, the Banque de France, the European System of Central Banks, the European Central Bank and the European Systemic Risk Board, where such informa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-5

I.-Register on the list provided for in II of Article L. 822-1 auditors from third countries approved in a State that is not a member of the European Union or not party to the agreement on the Europea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5-1

By way of derogation from article L. 6221-1 and the second paragraph of article L. 6222-4 and in order to carry out seasonal activities within the meaning of 3° of article L. 1242-2, two employers may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1-5

…lth establishments authorised under article L. 6122-1 to operate an obstetrics and gynaecology unit offer pregnant women a temporary non-medical accommodation service when the situation at home means…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-5

Subject toArticle L. 225-106 of the Commercial Code, the registered intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-4 (3) may, under a general securities management mandate, transmit a shareholder's vote o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-5

…elon, the Social Welfare Fund is responsible for collecting the contributions mentioned in 2° to 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1 and, where applicable, from 1 January 2024, those mentioned in 5° of the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-58-1

The status of affected party and the methods for dividing into classes and calculating the votes corresponding to claims or rights allowing a vote to be cast may be contested by each affected party, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Punishment of public drunkenness.

Article R3353-5-1

Selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or to take away in breach of the prohibitions or obligations laid down by decree is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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