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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-45

If the Office des postes et télécommunications fails to comply with its obligations under of section 8 of this chapter, the Inspectorate General of Finance may refer the matter to the Autorité de cont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-45

If the Office des postes et télécommunications fails to comply with its obligations under of section 8 of this chapter, the Inspectorate General of Finance may refer the matter to the Autorité de cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-9

For the purposes of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, opened for signature in New York on 12 January 1998, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-9

Applicants authorised to continue on a skills consolidation programme may have their assignment deferred under the conditions defined in article R. 4221-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-14

The holder of the authorisation for surgical oncology has an organisation that enables it, where necessary, to provide support to one or more other health establishments that hold a surgical authorisa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L773-44

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

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L774-44

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

I.-For agricultural products or food products comprising one or more agricultural products, where the indicators listed in the ninth paragraph of III of Article L. 631-24 and in Articles L. 631-24-1 e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-49

The temporary employment contractor must at all times provide evidence of a financial guarantee ensuring payment in the event of default by the contractor:1° Wages and related benefits ;2° Compensatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 421-4

The award of selective financial aid for innovation in creative documentaries is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid…

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