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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Re-identification and verification of the identity of the customer and the beneficial owner

Article R561-11

When the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 have good reason to believe that the identity of their customer and the identification details previously obtained are no longer accurate or relevant, th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-5

…ng, leadership and employment in mountain sports. In particular, it deals with issues relating to : 1° The drafting and application of regulatory texts; 2° The nature, content and award conditions of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-2

By way of derogation from I and II of article R. 214-32-29, corporate mutual funds may hold, without limitation, transferable securities issued by the company or by a company belonging to the same gro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1127-1

…by it for as long as it is accessible by electronic means due to him.The offer shall further state:1° The various steps to be followed in order to conclude the contract by electronic means;2° The tec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-5

An order of the Minister for Health sets the list of diseases that must be reported by medical biology departments and laboratories as mentioned in articles R. 3113-3 and R. 3113-4 via the information…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-17

…ployment declaration provided for in Article L. 1221-10, a pre-employment declaration must be made :1° When an establishment, having ceased to employ staff for at least six months, proposes to employ…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R241-1

The specific provisions relating to other movable property enforcement procedures are set out :1° By the Transport Code;2° By the Civil Aviation Code for the seizure of aircraft;3° By the Intellectual…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article R311-19

…vices and infrastructures referred to in I of this Article L. 311-51 are provided to the purchaser: 1° On the terms set out in an agreement concluded between the person subject to a resolution procedu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article R2691-1

For the application of articles L. 2691-1 and L. 2691-2, the proportion between, on the one hand, the unemployment rate for young people under 25 years of age recorded in one of the territories mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-14

The departmental council may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present. However, if, on the day fixed by the notice convening the meeting, the departmental counci…

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