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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R782-23

…2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-35n° 2014-498 of 16 May 2014R. 621-35-1 to R. 621-35-4n° 2018-1188 of 19 December 2018R. 621-36n° 2014-498 of 16 May 2014R. 621-37 and R. 621-37-1n° 2018-572 of 3 July 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R783-23

…2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-35n° 2014-498 of 16 May 2014R. 621-35-1 to R. 621-35-4n° 2018-1188 of 19 December 2018R. 621-36n° 2014-498 of 16 May 2014R. 621-37 and R. 621-37-1n° 2018-572 of 3 July 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the following days commemorating the abolition of slavery are public holidays: 1° 27 April in Mayotte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK IV RELATING TO MARKETS

Article L761-1

For the application of this Title in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 Ju…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3141-13

Holiday is taken during a period which in all cases includes the period from 1 May to 31 October each year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Taking holiday

Article R7213-7

Unless the beneficiary agrees, annual leave is taken during the months of May to October inclusive.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-28

…r, as well as employees related to the employer mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 2314-19, may not be appointed as representatives.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

I. - The first paragraphs of articles R. 2224-11 and R. 2224-15, articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4 and R. 2224-19-6 to R. 2224-19-10 and articles R. 2224-20 and R. 2224-21 are applicable to the comm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43

…the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 ;2° Refer the matter to the E…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-1

…urance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of 24 November 2010. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as gr…

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