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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R783-11

…005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 14 March 2010R. 613-20-2n° 2013-383 of 6 May 2013R. 613-21 and R. 613-22n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-23n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-28n° 2018-710 of 3 Aug…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-40

…paragraph benefits from the enhanced individual health monitoring provided for in articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 pursuant to II of article R. 4624-23.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-21

The assessment criteria mentioned in 1° of article R. 5221-20 are not applicable when the application for a work permit is submitted for the benefit of: 1° The foreign national referred to in the seco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-93

…6153-1-2, R. 6153-1-4, 2° of article D. 6153-1-8, articles R. 6153-1-19, R. 6153-1-20 and R. 6153-1-22, articles R. 6153-2 to R. 6153-6, 2° of article D. 6153-10-1 and articles R. 6153-29 to R. 6153-4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

…The contribution provided for in Article 6 quater of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 mentioned above;22° The expenditure for which it is responsible in terms of sport, youth and popular education pursu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-15

…ancial Code; 3° Shares issued by companies referred to in paragraph II of article 83 bis andarticle 220 quater A of the General Tax Code; 4° Shares issued by companies created under the conditions set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

…d paragraph Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 313-21 Order no. 2013 544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-22-1Order no. 2016-131 of 10 February 2016 II.For the application of the articles mentioned in the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

I. - Articles L. 1424-1 to L. 1424-13, L. 1424-17 to L. 1424-19, L. 1424-22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…421-3; 2° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "student" provided for in articles L. 422-1 or L. 422-2; 3° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "student-mobility programme" p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-4

…with a view to concluding the agreement provided for in the fourth paragraph of I ofArticle L. 232-22 or in IV ofArticle L. 232-23-3-10. Failing the conclusion of the said agreement, this information…

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