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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Availability of savings

Article L224-5

On the due date mentioned in article L. 224-1 : 1° The rights corresponding to the sums mentioned in 3° of article L. 224-2 are issued in the form of a life annuity; 2° The rights corresponding to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Availability of savings

Article L224-6

…vided for in this sub-section. The costs incurred in connection with such a transfer may not exceed 1% of the rights acquired. They are null and void at the end of a period of five years from the firs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Availability of savings

Article L224-4

…request of the holder, be liquidated or redeemed before the due date referred to in article L. 224-1 in the following cases only: 1° The death of the holder's spouse or their partner in a civil solid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose

Article L515-4

…anies may be set up between traders, industrialists, manufacturers, craftsmen, commercial companies and members of the liberal professions. Their purpose is to guarantee their members in respect of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operations

Article R515-8

The agency's aid may be granted in the form of loans, advances, equity investments, guarantees, donations or any other form of financial assistance. These loans may be granted to governments, internat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L5151-2

…activity account is opened for any person aged sixteen or over in one of the following situations: 1° A person in employment, including those holding a French employment contract and working abroad;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5212-1

…s or risks of incidents resulting from the use of medical devices which are defined in article L. 5211-1 and come under this title by virtue of articles R. 5211-1 to R. 5211-3. It is carried out on me…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Family reunification

Article L561-4

Articles L. 434-1, L. 434-3 to L. 434-5 and the first paragraph of article L. 434-9 are applicable.Family reunification is not subject to conditions concerning prior length of legal residence, resourc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Postponement of transfer

Article R751-6

The provisions of articles R. 732-6, R. 733-1, R. 733-3 and R. 733-5 to R. 733-13 are applicable to foreign nationals assigned to residence pursuant to article L. 751-6.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article R751-4

The provisions of articles R. 732-5, R. 733-1, R. 733-3 and R. 733-5 to R. 733-13 are applicable to foreign nationals assigned to residence pursuant to article L. 751-2.

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