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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18

…the collective termination of employment concluded under the conditions set out in articles L. 1237-19 to L. 1237-19-8, or in companies that have concluded a collective agreement on job and skills man…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZH

…r sports betting organised and operated under the conditions set by I of article 137 de la loi n° 2019-486 du 22 mai 2019 relative à la croissance et la transformation des entreprises et pour les pari…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Fishery products

Article R412-29

…ticles 1 to 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of the Council of the European Communities of 21 June 1989, as amended, laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines; > The provisions of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article R763-2

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article R762-2

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

…for in II to VIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5721-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 5721-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 5721-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 200…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3-1

…the exception of those referred to in article L. 322-3, the committee referred to in article L. 823-19 of the Commercial Code also monitors risk management policy, procedures and systems. However, by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-29

…a new opinion from the national reference laboratory, within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 as amended on official controls…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-3

…nancial and derivative contracts mentioned in Sections 4 to 10 of Section C of Annex I to Directive 2004/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…nce is created within the departments' overall operating allowance, the amount of which is equal in 2004, for each department, to the amount due in respect of 2003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as i…

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