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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

…urity scheme are replaced by references to the social security scheme provided for byOrder no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-13

…article L. 310-1-1 of the Insurance Code, the insurance group companies referred to in article L. 322-1-2 of the same Code, the mutual insurers and associations of mutual insurers covered by Book II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L784-7

…heir wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-3 Act no . 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-24

The situations of insalubrity indicated in articles L. 1331-22 and L. 1331-23 are subject to the police measures defined in Title I of Book V of the Construction and Housing Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-5

Articles L. 1321-1 , L. 1321-10 and L. 1322-14 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1611 of 22 December 2022.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights of asylum seekers

Article R754-18

…tatives shall have access to detention facilities under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 744-22 to R. 744-26.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R370

The first paragraph of Article R. 22 shall read as follows: "The chief clerk or revenue officer shall notify the examining magistrate of any failures or delays in the payment of the bond. "

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article D526-32

The debts for social security contributions referred to in the fifth paragraph of article L. 526-22 may not be the subject of the transfer provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 526-27.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article R4424-13

…he Code du domaine de l'Etat are applicable to titles issued or granted pursuant to article L. 4424-22.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 611-20

…611-22, either for the edition or re-edition of a short cinematographic work, o…

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