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Showing 50115020 of 69108 articles for Art. s. L 611-3 and L 611-4 to L 611-15

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-3

I. - The persons referred to in 5° of Article L. 631-2 must inform the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board:1° The interests they held during the two years preceding their appointment, that they…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-11-3

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1333-3

Decisions to take action in order to: : 1° Prevent or reduce the risk of exposure in a radiological emergency; 2° Protect people from a risk resulting from radioactive contamination of the environment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-3

The rights resulting from the allocation of free shares are non-transferable until the end of the vesting period. In the event of the death of the beneficiary, his heirs may request the allocation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2312-3

When it is renewed, the social and economic committee exercises only the powers provided for in section 2 and ceases to exercise the powers provided for in section 3 if the number of employees has not…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-4-1

The contributions to the guarantee fund referred to in article L. 421-4 are defined as follows:1° The contribution from policyholders is based on all net premiums or contributions that they pay to ins…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3

The officers mentioned in article L. 450-1 may operate on the public highway, enter between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. any premises used for business purposes and any premises where services are being provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Administrative fines

Article L8115-3

The maximum fine is €4,000 and may be applied as many times as there are employees affected by the breach.The maximum fine is doubled in the event of a further breach within two years of the date of n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1221-3

Any public or private body wishing to provide training related to the exercise of the mandate of local elected representatives is required to obtain prior approval issued by the minister responsible f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-3

In compliance with article L. 4251-17, the municipalities, the Lyon metropolitan area and the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status are solely competent to de…

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