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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article D5134-64

For the application of article L. 5134-72-2, the département's monthly contribution to the funding of the assistance is equal to 88% of the flat-rate amount mentioned in article L. 262-2 of the Code d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-11

…and payment services agents who act as intermediaries under a mandate from a credit institution, a finance company, a payment institution, an electronic money institution that provides payment servic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…aptations provided for from II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragraphs) law…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1435-16

…rations, especially the mobility and adaptation of their staff. The purpose of these measures is to finance expenditure relating to retraining measures, voluntary redundancy payments, mobility assista…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article D626-65

The draft plan provided for in Article L. 626-30-2 must include at least the following information: 1° The identity of the debtor; 2° The debtor's assets and liabilities at the time the restructuring…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The right of accession in relation to immovable property

Article 552

…hese excavations all the products they may provide, subject to the modifications resulting from the laws and regulations relating to mines, and the police laws and regulations.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-25

…of his claim against the claim of the insurance undertaking, where such set-off is permitted by the law applicable to the claim of the insurance undertaking.This provision shall not prevent the exerci…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L3425-1

…acts entered into by the State or its public establishments, as well as by other public and private law bodies and persons entrusted by the State with a public administrative service mission, in their…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONDITIONS OF ACCESS TO THE LABOUR MARKET

Article L554-3

Asylum seekers are subject to the ordinary law rules applicable to foreign workers for the issue of a work permit. However, the administrative authority has an investigation period of two months from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2512-11

…tional influence of the capital, the City of Paris may enter into any agreement with foreign public law entities, with the exception of States, or private law entities, give its guarantee for loans or…

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