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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…° of Article L. 6123-5, in particular the national reference framework provided for in Article L. 6316-3; 3° The recommendations referred to in 10° of Article L. 6123-5 in accordance with the provisio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-1

…pply to goods. The conditions for rescinding these contracts are however governed by article L. 217-16.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-2

…le 3(1)(a) and (o) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

…classification as a classified tourist resort under the conditions set out in I of articles L. 5214-16 or L. 5216-5 of the General Local Authorities Code and has submitted, by 31 December 2017 at the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-92

…le 145 of the General Tax Code. The last paragraph of article 1 and the second paragraph of article 16 of the aforementioned law n° 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 do not apply to local savings companies…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-7

…09 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° In Article R. 142-16: a) the references to the regional directorates for companies, competition, consumption, labour a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants.

Article L4332-3

…t in 2007.From 2009, the amount allocated to each region is equal to that for 2008.From 1 January 2016, when a region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Article 1 of La…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-15

…for in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008.The documents to be supplied are drawn up in French. They must be sent electronical…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Appointment, challenge and dismissal of statutory auditors.

Article R823-6-1

…ation establishing that the conditions laid down in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014 are met; 3° The reasons justifying the need to extend the mandate beyond the maximum t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Proceedings before Disciplinary Boards

Article R4443-4

…plicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For their application in New Caled…

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