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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-2

…es marchés financiers:1° The written agreement with the depositary referred to in Article L. 214-10;2° Information on the delegation arrangements for administration and investment management functions…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Valuation of assets

Article R343-9

The depreciable securities listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis and 2° ter of Article R. 332-2, other than bonds and index-linked units, units in debt securitisation funds and profit participation certificates, a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Right to remain in France

Article L573-2

A foreign national who is the subject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-6

…institution of obligations foncières and other resources benefiting from the privilege mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 513-2, for exposures to credit institutions in the first credit quality step,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 611-25

…tion of:1° The cultural interest, editorial quality and technical quality of the publishing project;2° The consistency and relevance of the editorial line in the case of a programme;3° The economic co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article R5522-12

…amending decision specifies: 1° The nature of this training, its duration and how it is organised ; 2° The period during which it is provided; 3° The name and professional qualification of the person…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may exercise the right of access to data concerning him or her provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-2

…tilation systems are designed to : 1° Ensure that the air is renewed at all points in the premises; 2° Do not cause discomfort in the work areas, in particular as a result of air speed, temperature an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-23

…sheet for these workers containing the following information: 1° The nature of the work performed; 2° The characteristics of the emitting sources to which the worker is exposed; 3° The nature of the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22-2

…° None of the former communes had a population of 10,000 or more in the year prior to the merger; > 2° They are characterised as sparsely populated or very sparsely populated, as defined by the Instit…

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