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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Committee.

Article R4643-5

…nates and monitors the action of the regional prevention committees provided for in article R. 4643-19; 3° Approves the budget; 4° Approves the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts for the finan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…ecreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of its In° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-10

…resulting fromL. 214-166-1 to L. 214-168Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-169 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-170 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 214-171 Order no. 2017-14…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…313-1, the words: ", and constitutes the document provided for by the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 to justify the conditions of residence in the case of a family or private visit" are de…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…313-1, the words: ", and constitutes the document provided for by the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 to justify the conditions of residence in the case of a family or private visit" are de…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12

…article L. 151-19 du code de l'urbanisme ; 4° When the establishment concerned is of a te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-21

…ment on the European Economic Area who, without possessing the diploma mentioned in article L. 4393-19, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or parties and r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

…rst paragraph of article 495-18 and complaints made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, assess their formal admissibility and compliance with the deposit obligation. If the magistrate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

…on the water bill and, where applicable, sanitation charges in application of the articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-6.II. - At least six months before the end of the delegation contract, the delegate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-4

…tax mentioned in XXIV of article 55 of law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 of the Finance Act for 2023 in respect of the year of payment of the allocation and the proceeds of these same taxes and of…

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