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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-14

The deposits referred to in 4° of I of article L. 214-20 are deposits made with a credit institution that are repayable on demand or can be withdrawn and have a maturity of twelve months or less, prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15-1

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-175

…l is carried out from the second year of existence of the forest savings company, covering at least 20% of the company's forest assets each year, so that all the forest assets are appraised at the end…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-18

…for ceiling height, openings to the outside, lighting and configuration set out in articles R. 1331-20 to R. 1331-23 respectively;-the openings to the outside do not expose the occupants to sources of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Election of staff representatives to the administrative or supervisory board of a consular higher education establishment

Article R711-76

…consular higher education establishment under the conditions provided for in V of Article 43 of Law 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 on simplifying business life.Voters must be at least sixteen years old…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-19

Commission decisions made pursuant to articles L. 724-1, L. 724-3 and R. 724-20, and the orders of its president made pursuant to article L. 724-4 shall be notified to the judge sued by any means givi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-8

…les L. 3123-9 and L. 3123-28 or by the collective labour agreements provided for by article L. 3123-20 ; 2° By an employee employed under an intermittent employment contract, hours in excess of the mi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-7

…ce of its missions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and indep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D3321-2

For the application of 20° of article L. 3321-1, the constitution of provisions for risks and charges and for depreciation of assets is mandatory as soon as the risk arises.The chairman of the departm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assistant pharmacists in pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5124-38

…nditions provided for in Article R. 5124-40: 1° One assistant pharmacist for a workforce of between 20 and 35 people ; 2° A second assistant pharmacist for a workforce of between 36 and 75 people, and…

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