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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-41

The surrender of the driving or hunting licence provided for in 4° and 5° of Article 41-2 implies an undertaking on the part of the person not to drive or hunt during the period their licence is surre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L752-10

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L753-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article D1225-4-1

The employee shall notify her employer, in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 1225-24, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery against receipt.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-33-2

…prudentiel et de résolution is responsible for monitoring compliance by the persons referred to in 1° of II of Article L. 522-13 acting under the freedom of establishment, of the provisions of Sectio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-1-2

…maturity of future payments relating to regulated commitments. This estimate must be a whole number and may not exceed 8. This duration is calculated annually for the purposes of Article A. 343-1-3.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-1

…r Labour. I.-It participates in the development of public policy guidelines in the fields of health and safety at work and the improvement of working conditions, in particular national action strategi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-83-1

When the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies receives incomplete information, pursuant to the second paragraph of article R. 123-7, which does not allow it to register the company a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Investigation

Article R532-17

…with lawyers are made by ordinary letter, with the exception of the order closing the investigation and the notice of hearing, which are served by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.As…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Investigation

Article R532-13

The appeal is communicated to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons.The Office immediately transmits the applicant's file to the National Court of Asylum, which keeps…

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