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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 457-1

The protected person shall receive from the person responsible for his or her protection, in a manner appropriate to his or her condition and without prejudice to the information that third parties ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 459-1

The application of this sub-section may not have the effect of derogating from the specific provisions laid down by the Public Health Code and the Social Action and Family Code providing for the invol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-9

A foreign employee holding a temporary residence permit under articles L. 422-1, L. 422-2, L. 422-4 or L. 422-5 of the Code de l'Entrée et du Séjour des Etrangers et du Droit d'Asile (Code on the Entr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-47

The application must be sent to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée at least two weeks before the date scheduled for the first public performance of the work or document. It must includ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-4-1

I. - Credit institutions authorised in France adhere to the deposit guarantee and resolution fund under the deposit guarantee mechanism.The deposit guarantee covers, up to a maximum limit, funds held…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…1° The originator's payment service provider ensures that fund transfers are accompanied by the following information on the originator: a) Name; b) Payment account number; c) Address, official iden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-9

The Supervisory Board is responsible for the ongoing supervision of the company's management. To this end, it has the same powers as the statutory auditors.It submits a report to the annual ordinary g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-9

The Minister for Health or, by delegation, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of health professionals, indiv…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint action and legal intervention

Article L621-9

On the occasion of an action brought before the civil courts seeking compensation for harm suffered by one or more consumers as a result of acts that do not constitute a criminal offence, the associat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-4

The feeder UCITS shall monitor the activity of the master UCITS. In order to fulfil this obligation, it may rely on information and documents received from the master UCITS or, where applicable, from…

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