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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

…ts assets in eligible financial instruments or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article R470-2

…irector General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or his appointed representative; 2° The Head of the National Investigations Department of the Directorate General of Competition, Con…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 260

…nt concluded by private deed countersigned by lawyers, on the date on which it becomes enforceable; 2° By the decision granting the divorce, on the date on which it becomes res judicata.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L2333-26

…urist resorts falling under the section 2 of Chapter III of Title III of Book I of the Tourism Code;2° Coastal communes, within the meaning of article L. 321-2 of the Environment Code;3° Mountain muni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the committee responsible for examining applications from pharmacists holding evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party.

Article D4221-2

…follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de gestion or his representative, chairman ;2° The Director General for Higher Education and Professional Integration or his representative;3° T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-38

…ich he/she belongs:1° The number and names of assistant pharmacists working in its establishment(s);2° The number of other persons assigned in the said establishments to the operations mentioned in ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-18

…onditions must be met: 1° The threshold stipulated in 1° of the aforementioned article is 16 hours; 2° The total duration stipulated in 2° of the same article is 480 hours.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4341-21

Only persons who satisfy the conditions laid down in articles L. 4341-2 and L. 4341-6 for the practice of the profession of speech and language therapist may use the title of speech and language thera…

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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

…ent of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) and to the Schengen Borders Code are deleted; 2° 2° of Article L. 311-2, shall not apply; 3° In Article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regu…

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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

…ent of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) and to the Schengen Borders Code are deleted; 2° 2° of Article L. 311-2, shall not apply; 3° In Article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regu…

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