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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-16

…e contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has determined that the conditions set out in Article L. 517-13 are not fulfilled or have ceased to be fulfilled in order to ensure or restore, depending on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-21

…d part of the single, simplified declaration enabling the obligations relating to the form, content and transmission of the fixed-term employment contract set out in Articles L. 1242-12 and L. 1242-13…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 13: Conseiller prud'homme.

Article L2412-13

…the labour inspector. This procedure applies during the periods provided for in Articles L. 2411-5 and L. 2411-8. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the employee…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-12

…ons towards the bodies responsible for collecting the social security contributions mentioned below and, where applicable, will note any non-compliance, in particular by means of the following certifi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema production account

Article 123-12

…not a delegated production company has applied to invest the sums entered in its automatic account and, subsequent to this application, no longer meets the conditions of eligibility for automatic fin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

The subsequent period of cover triggered by the claim referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 may not be less than ten years where the insured natural or legal person :I.- E…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Training

Article R413-10

…egration Contract. To this end, it ensures that foreign nationals register for the training courses and that they attend regularly and seriously.The civic training and language training mentioned in a…

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

Article L432-6

…in articles 222-34 to 222-40, 224-1-A to 224-1-C, 225-4-1 to 225-4-4, 225-4-7, 225-5 to 225-11, 225-12-1 and 225-12-2, 225-12-5 to 225-12-7, 225-13 to 225-15, 7° of article 311-4 and articles 312-12-1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-15

…xpiry date of the temporary residence permit issued under the conditions defined in articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13 may not be later than that of the temporary residence permit issued, pursuant to ar…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L363-1

The provisions of Titles I to III and Title VII of this Book apply under the following conditions: 1° For the application of article L. 313-1, articles L. 3331-1, L. 3331-2, L. 3332-11, L. 3335-3 and…

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