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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Uses of the professional prevention account

Article L4163-7

I.-The holder of the professional prevention account may decide to allocate all or part of the points registered in his account to one or more of the following uses: 1° Covering all or part of the cos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-21

With the exception of the registration number in the National Register for the Identification of Natural Persons and, where applicable, the number of the recipient of the Active Solidarity Income fina…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union…

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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 L363-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-14

I. - The resources of the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region are distributed among the communes of this region with more than 5,000 inhabitants whose value of the synthetic i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-1

Title I of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system, sub…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-3

The notice referred to in article L. 141-4, drawn up by the insurance company and given to members by the policyholder, specifies the content of the clauses stipulating nullities, forfeitures, exclusi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article L1251-4

Notwithstanding the principle of exclusivity set out in Article L. 1251-2, temporary employment agencies may engage in : 1° Private placement activities as provided for in Article L. 5321-1; 2° The ac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-4

The self-service sale of takeaway foodstuffs for immediate consumption is not considered to be a method of bulk sale within the meaning of article L. 120-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional development companies.

Article R515-4

The competent authority referred to in the last paragraph of article R. 515-3 is the Minister for the Economy.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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