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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-4

The Governor of the Banque de France sends his proposals under 4°, 4° bis, 4° ter and 5° of Article L. 631-2-1 to the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, who places them on the agenda for the n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Seasonal activities

Article R3132-3

…ferred in application of article L. 3132-7: 1° Outdoor construction and repair work on river boats; 2° Building work; 3° Brickworks; 4° Corderies.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Military personnel serving with foreign armies

Article D4062-4

The healthcare professional referred to in article D. 4062-2 remains subject to the statutory or contractual rules governing his professional situation in his country of origin. They are remunerated b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Courts

Article A721-4

The application file includes: 1° The declaration of candidacy dated and signed by the candidate; 2° A statement of service drawn up by the candidate and endorsed by the president of the commercial co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100

…sation holder may not carry out any of the following practices:1° Functional cerebral neurosurgery ;2° Intracranial and extracranial radiosurgery under stereotactic conditions;3° Paediatric neurosurge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-2

…ealthcare professionals and health centres:1° By display in the places where patients are received ;2° By prior quotation above a certain amount.In the case of health establishments, information is pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater Q

…at the acquisition price of the asset or assets or rights by the trust for other assets or rights ;2° If the holder of the rights representing the property or rights in the trust estate is not the in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book IV: Securities

Article 2286

A right of retention on the thing may be exercised by:

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Development allowance and equalisation allowance for overseas municipalities

Article L2334-23-2

…respect of dock dues recorded in the management account relating to the penultimate financial year; 2° The ratio between the average per capita income of all the municipalities in the overseas departm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-8

The number of ballot papers to be drawn up is equal to the number of persons called upon to designate a single member or an odd number of members as mentioned in article D. 1411-58-7. The number of ba…

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