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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 100 bis

1. Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Excise may lay down simplified customs clearance procedures providing, in particular, that certain particulars of itemised declarations are to b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23-1

…é des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which UCITS must inform their subscribers and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.The articles of association or r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-12

…ed by the Supervisory Board, one of whom is appointed Chairman. The members of the Management Board may not at the same time hold office in any of the institutions or companies that are members of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior interview.

Article L1233-13

During the hearing, the employee may be assisted by a person of his choice from among the company's staff.Where there are no staff representative bodies in the company, the employee may be assisted ei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1243-13

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may set the maximum number of renewals possible for a fixed-term employment contract. This number may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanentl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-61

…y article 11 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.They may not be entrusted with duties that may expose them to the penalties provided for in articles 432-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Legal proceedings.

Article L1251-59

Representative trade union organisations may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of this chapter on behalf of an employee without having to provide proof of a mandate from the perso…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-9

…contracts taken out by persons subject to compulsory liability or damage insurance under this Title may, for building work intended for use other than as a dwelling, include ceilings on cover.A decree…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L311-9

…n up or updated pursuant to Article L. 311-8. The resolution college shall communicate, as the case may be, to the person referred to in I of Article L. 311-8 or to the parent undertaking of that pers…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-4

…week or a month, but who, apart from exceptional circumstances, do not take up residence there. It may include a restaurant service. It may operate all year round on a permanent basis or only during…

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