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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

…y into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries, implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down detailed rules for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R594-2

…21-20In Title IIIR. 530-1R. 531-2 to R. 531-7R. 531-10 to R. 532-6R. 532-7decree no. 2021-274 of 11 March 2021R. 532-8 to R. 532-16 R. 532-17R. 532-18 to R. 532-28R. 532-28-1 to R. 532-28-6decree no.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-9

…l centimes collected the penultimate year by the communes under Article 52 of the Organic Law of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia;c) The product of own taxation collected the penultimate year b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liability insurance

Article R519-16

…less than a level set by an order of the Minister for the Economy.These guarantees take effect on 1 March for a period of twelve months. The contract is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year.II.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of access and practice

Article D548-3-1

…termediary in equity crowdfunding pursuant to Article L. 548-5 shall include cover of not less than 250,000 euros per claim and 500,000 euros per insurance year. Where the policy is taken out by an in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…ry provisions relating to the State civil service and to the provisions of decree no. 2003-224 of 7 March 2003 laying down the rules applicable to contract staff under public law recruited by certain…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-27

…w. The time spent on the negotiations provided for in articles L. 2232-23-1, L. 2232-24 and L. 2232-25 cannot be deducted from the delegation hours provided for in article L. 2315-7. Each member of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1799-1

The project owner who concludes a private works contract referred to in 3° of Article 1779 must guarantee the contractor payment of the sums due when these exceed a threshold set by decree in the Cons…

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

Article R214-10

The money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 214-20 meet the following conditions: 1° They meet at least one of the following criteria: a) They have an issue maturity of up to 397…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notification to economic operators of a non-conformity

Article R4314-10

I.-The market surveillance authority shall inform the economic operator concerned of any evidence it has of non-conformity of work equipment or personal protective equipment and shall, where appropria…

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