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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Cooperation with the Commission de Régulation de l'Energie and the bodies responsible for physical agricultural markets

Article L621-21-1

…nditions laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013. They shall provide each other with information relevant to the performance of thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-124

…with the provisions of I is subject to the penalties set out in Chapters VII and VIII of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-7

…221-15-1, D. 1221-23 to R. 1221-26, relating to the single personnel register ; 2° Articles L. 1221-17 and R. 1221-32 to R. 1221-33, relating to other cases of prior declaration. This fine is applied…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Declaration

Article D1253-4

The declaration of activity provided for in article L. 1253-17 is sent to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment for the département in which the employers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R641-11

…f the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the procedural bodies and the auditors. The juge-com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Transfers of personnel and property for the installation of departmental fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1425-1

…L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-16 and transfers of property, as provided for in Article L. 1424-17, may be the subject of a single agreement. This agreement or, failing this, separate agreements m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article R3122-7

Under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-17, the maximum daily working time of eight hours set out in article L. 3122-6 may be exceeded by employees working: 1° Activities where the employee's…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-15

…implemented in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of chapter III of title II of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-19

…ting activities in the agriculture sector meeting the conditions laid down in C of I of article R. 917-17 and for those meeting the conditions provided for in B of I of the same article for candidates…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-13

…r in articles D. 2564-15 and D. 2564-16; d) The grant payment terms provided for in article D. 2564-17 as well as the repayment clauses and the period during which the allocation of the investment may…

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