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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Bank staff

Article L142-9

…sks entrusted to it. Permanent staff governed by these regulations and recruited before 1 September 2023 are affiliated to a special pension scheme governed by Article L. 711-1 of the Social Security…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-22-1

The preimplantation diagnosis referred to in Article L. 2131-4 may only be carried out if the applicant, whether the couple or the unmarried woman, fulfils the conditions required for the implementati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-2

For the application of article R. 6342-2 in Mayotte, the words: "of 2° of article L. 351-3 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "of article 8 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002…

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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 D364-6

…applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article D362-4

…312-8-1 are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article D363-4

…nd D. 312-8-1 are applicable to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-65

The convicted person's individual file provided for by Article D. 49-29 includes a specific file number in which all the documents and information relating to the victim or civil party of the offence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-10

…included, where applicable, in the network's constitutive agreement provided for in article R. 6123-29.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-6

…vided for in Articles 24 and 24 bis and the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 33 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press, unless these offences result from the content of a message…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines

Article R*122-4

…otwithstanding Article R. * 122-1 and the first paragraph of Article 11-1 of Decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Va…

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