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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-16

I.-The provisions of Chapters I to VII of Title I of Book V and those of Chapter II of Title III of the same Book are not applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-16

I.-The provisions of Chapters I to VII of Title I of Book V and those of Chapter II of Title III of the same Book are not applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-16

I.-In a commune, one tenth of the electors registered on the electoral roll and, in other territorial communities, one twentieth of the electors, may request that the organisation of a consultation on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-16

In the event of one of the following events:- change of address ;- change of marital status ;- change of marital status- change of profession ;- professional retirement or definitive cessation of prof…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-16

I. - The Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is authorised to bring proceedings before any court in order to perform the duties entrusted to it.II. - The Autorité de contr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-16

The approvals referred to in articles R. 342-5 and R. 342-15 may stipulate that the work carried out by their beneficiaries is limited to certain categories of equipment and certain categories of chec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-16

The card issued in application of 2° of article L. 424-11 may not be withdrawn by the administrative authority when the community of life has been broken off due to family or marital violence.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights guaranteed to foreign nationals during legal proceedings

Article L342-16

The foreign national may ask the liberties and detention judge to appoint counsel ex officio.The unaccompanied minor is assisted by a lawyer chosen by the ad hoc administrator or, failing that, appoin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control of the sale of goods and provision of services over the Internet

Article L512-16

To monitor the sale of goods and the provision of services over the internet, authorised agents may use an assumed identity.The conditions under which they carry out their findings are specified by de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article R3231-16

A collective labour agreement or contract of employment may not contain clauses providing for the allocation of alcoholic beverages to employees as a benefit in kind. These provisions do not apply to…

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