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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R631-2

I. - In cases other than those mentioned in Article R. 631-1, the draw provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 631-2 is carried out by the Governor of the Banque de France, assisted by…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-201

The organisation of continuity of care is adapted to the nature and volume of the activity of the holder of the home hospital care authorisation and, where applicable, to its medical project. To this…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 265 quater

The sale of pure vegetable oil for use as an agricultural fuel, as a fuel for vehicles in the captive fleets of local authorities and their groupings under the conditions mentioned in 3 of Article 265…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-24

The penalties provided for in Article L. 571-4 shall apply to any person acting either on its own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity and practising as a provider of the services referred to in 1° t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-2

In undertakings and groups of undertakings within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 with at least three hundred employees, as well as in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings within t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3232-2

Each year, as an annex to the Finance Bill, the government shall submit a report on the application of this chapter, indicating in particular: 1° The number of employees benefiting from the supplement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-2

Maternal and child health services and consultations, home-based maternal and child health protection activities, the approval of family assistants, as well as the approval, monitoring, training menti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-2

The members of the commission are appointed by order of the Minister for the Economy for a renewable term of three years, on the recommendation of the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat in the case…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-26

The provisions of title IV of book II of the present part are applicable to the communes of the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin with the exception of those of the first paragraph of ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of paid work placements by the State or the region.

Article L6341-2

The training courses for which the State and the regions contribute to the financing of the trainee's remuneration, when he is following a training course approved under the conditions laid down in ar…

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