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Showing 19011910 of 61403 articles for Art. s. L 621-3 to L 621-6

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-6-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 5211-6 et L. 5211-6-1, between two general renewals of the municipal councils:1° In the event of the creation of a public inter-municipal cooperation establishmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-6

The fund manager, the board of directors or the management board of the management company appoints the fund's auditor for a period of six financial years, after obtaining the approval of the Autorité…

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

Article L221-32-3

II and III of article L. 221-31 and article L. 221-32 are applicable to the share savings plan intended for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-6

The court clerk's office or, where applicable, the person appointed by the judge to hear the minor, sends the latter a summons by ordinary letter with a view to his or her hearing. The summons informs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-6

A joint order by the ministers responsible for transport, labour and trade may, after consulting the mayor, or where applicable the chairman of the public inter-communal cooperation body of which the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 612-30

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is covered by an agreement with the beneficiary.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 611-30

…form of a grant.When aid is awarded for a programme of works, it is the subject of an agreement concluded with the videogram publisher.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-6-1

Newborn screening using medical biology tests, including genetic tests, constitutes a national health programme within the meaning ofarticle L. 1411-6. The procedures for organising this screening and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-61

Article L. 225-208 shall not apply to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation.

Article L3332-6-1

Any company may apply a company savings scheme concluded at branch level, provided that the branch agreement has been approved pursuant to article L. 3345-4. Companies wishing to apply the approved br…

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