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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-11

…expenditure commitments, under the conditions defined by the accounting and financial regulations; 3° Manage cash balances and decide on investments; 4° To enter into all contracts, agreements and pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-1

…urance regulations and the fulfilment of the insurance commitments made by the reinsured companies; 3° They have obtained the prior agreement of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK I: TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY OF GUYANA

Article D71-110-3

I. - Pursuant to article L. 71-110-3, the president of the assembly of French Guiana shall present to the assembly of French Guiana an annual report on the situation with regard to equality between wo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-3

I. - Pursuant to Article L. 72-100-3, the President of the Executive Council of Martinique shall present to the Assembly of Martinique an annual report on the situation with regard to equality between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Financial provisions.

Article D2531-15

La mise en demeure adressée par l'organisme de recouvrement en application de l'article L. 244-2 du code de la sécurité sociale ou de l'article L. 725-3 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime may s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-2

…243-8 or contractual stipulations, where these lead to a more favourable solution for the employee; 3° All costs of sending unpaid remuneration to the country to which the foreign national has left vo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

When the sentenced person shows serious signs of social rehabilitation, the sentence enforcement court may, exceptionally and under the conditions provided by Article 712-7, decide that the security p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-8

…314-14, the words: "L. 314-10 to L. 314-13" are replaced by the words: "L. 314-10 and L. 314-13"; 3° In Articles L. 314-15 to L. 314-19, the words: "or III" are deleted; 4° References to the trainin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Categories of beneficiaries.

Article L5212-13

…pension under the general social security scheme or any other compulsory social protection scheme; 3° Recipients of an invalidity pension awarded under the general social security scheme, any other c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section Sports agents

Article A222-5

The gross remuneration referred to in article A. 222-2 is that provided for in the employment contract and subject to social security contributions within the meaning ofarticle L. 242-1 of the Social…

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