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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-6

A registered intermediary who is the beneficiary of a mandate referred to in Article L. 228-3-2 may transmit or issue under his signature the votes of the owners of shares or bonds. The mandates and p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-1-4

The authorities that appoint the members mentioned in 1° and 3° of the I of article L. 1412-2 and those that propose the members mentioned in 4° to 6°, send the Minister for Health the identity of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-240-7

The former specialised finance fund, which retains the assets whose disposal would not be in the interests of investors pursuant to Article L. 214-190-3-1, and the new specialised finance fund have th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Drinks outlets.

Article L3352-9

The following is punishable by a fine of €3,750: any person who is disqualified by one or more of the provisions of article L. 3336-2: 1° Operate a public house ; 2° Be employed in an establishment un…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING ASILE

Article R512-1

The administrative authority competent to ask the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons to terminate the benefit of subsidiary protection, pursuant to article L. 512-3, is…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article R733-2

When the foreign national is placed under house arrest pursuant to 6° or 7° of article L. 731-3 or articles L. 731-4 or L. 731-5, the number of presentations to the police or gendarmerie units provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-5

Measures relating to the euro and those necessary for the operation of Economic and Monetary Union, other than those mentioned in Article L. 721-3, are made applicable by regulation to Saint-Pierre-et…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-10

The guarantee provided for in 3° of Article L. 321-6 may only be granted by one of the credit institutions or finance companies authorised for this purpose or one of the institutions or establishments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-2

…work areas, in particular as a result of air speed, temperature and humidity, noise and vibrations; 3° Do not lead to a significant increase in noise levels resulting from the activities envisaged in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-23

…the work performed; 2° The characteristics of the emitting sources to which the worker is exposed; 3° The nature of the radiation; 4° Where applicable, the results of measurements of artificial optic…

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