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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-13

…permit bearing the wording "passport-talent" provided for in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17, L. 421-18, L. 421-19, L. 421-20 or L. 421-21 is determined in the light of the reasons for the stay and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-19

…itorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon of the provisions of articles R. 2212-9 to R. 2212-18, the words: "health establishment" and "health establishment satisfying the provisions of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-29

…L. 532-6 and L. 532-11, the words: By way of derogation from the provisions of 4° and 5° of article 1844-7 of the Civil Code are deleted;3° In article L. 532-30, the first two paragraphs are worded as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…L. 532-6 and L. 532-11, the words: By way of derogation from the provisions of 4° and 5° of article 1844-7 of the Civil Code are deleted;3° In article L. 532-30, the first two paragraphs are worded as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article R513-19

…R. 513-1-A, R. 513-1, R. 513-3, R. 513-4, R. 513-6 to R. 513-12, R. 513-14 and R. 513-15 to R. 513-18, subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-2-1

Owners of the buildings referred to in articles R. 1334-16 to R. 1334-18 who fail to carry out the visual inspection and measurement of dust levels required in the first sentence of article R. 1334-29…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Training content and organisation

Article R2315-9

…members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee referred to in article L. 2315-18 is intended to: 1° Develop their ability to detect and measure occupational risks and their capac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

An organised trading facility is a multilateral system that brings together, at the manager's discretion, multiple buying and selling interests expressed by third parties in order to conclude transact…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L785-6

…f) and g) of 4° of II and L. 621-5-4 Law no. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 L. 621-5-5law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The council of the communauté de communes.

Article L5214-8

Articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7 to L. 2123-16, L. 2123-18-2 and L. 2123-18-4, as well as article L. 2123-24-1 are applicable to the members of the council of the communauté de co…

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