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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-5

The Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel may provide financial assistance to users who are not members but fall into the following categories: 1° Businesses whose main activity is the production, storage…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Staff

Article R621-56

Staff remuneration may include a variable component designed to reward effort and performance. Pursuant to Article L. 3312-2 of the Labour Code, the Autorité des marchés financiers may apply Chapters…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-543

The following may be recruited as associate midwives: 1° Candidates for authorisation to practise the profession of midwife defined in I of article L. 4111-2, who have passed the knowledge verificatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-16-2

The persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2, acting as acquirers within the meaning of EU Regulation 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, shall only acce…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities

Article R112-5

The Board of Directors may delegate to the Chairman some of the powers provided for in 6°, 9°, 10° and 11° of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article R521-18

When an unaccompanied minor presents himself without a legal representative for the registration of an asylum application, the competent prefect registers the application on the basis of the informati…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5-3

Local elected representatives who hold the position of member or chairman of the board of directors, managing director, deputy managing director, chairman and managing director, member of the manageme…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

LASER OPTICAL RADIATIONThe physical exposure variables that are relevant from a biophysical point of view are chosen according to the wavelength and duration of the radiation emitted by the source. Mo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-4

For the application of article L. 2511-20, the provisions of articles R. 2511-5 to R. 2511-16 apply to the following dwellings: 1° Dwellings owned or usufructuated by the municipality; 2° All dwelling…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Designation of digital safe

Article L122-22

A provider who avails itself of a digital safe service as defined in 1° to 5° of article L. 103 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code and who fails to comply with the obligations set o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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