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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-11

…I of article L. 312-10 and the decisions referred to in the fifth paragraph of I of article L. 312-7 are adopted by a simple majority of the members present or represented.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-14

…with benefits of the same nature provided for by contractual or conventional provisions in force on 7 January 1981 and intended to compensate for the loss of employment resulting from the accident at…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Searching for information

Article L152-1

Subject to the provisions of article 6 of law no. 51-711 of 7 June 1951 on the obligation, coordination and secrecy of statistics, the administrations of the State, the regions, the départements and t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery of the summons to pay in the event of seizure to the third party purchaser

Article R321-5

…article 2456 of the Civil Code within a period of one month and the reference to the debtor in 6°, 7°, 8°, 12° and 13° is to be understood as referring to the third party purchaser. The summons refer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of elections to the Board of Directors

Article A114-3

…n one month before the expiry date of the term of office of current members as set byarticle R. 114-7 of the French Sports Code. Voting is by secret ballot. Voting by post or by proxy is permitted.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-56

The publication of the Group Solvency Capital Requirement referred to in Article R. 355-7, as included in the report referred to in Article R. 356-55, shall indicate, separately, the amount calculated…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

…digital audio description file for the blind or partially sighted;6° Expenditure on digital marking;7° Expenditure on the return to photochemical film.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-22

…tional plant variety authority as not complying with the provisions of articles R. 623-6 and R. 623-7 and of the orders made for the application of this section, or is the subject of observations reco…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT OF ASYLUM AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article R240-1

…ls whose situation is governed by this Book, with the exception of the provisions of article R. 521-7, the provisions relating to fingerprinting in article R. 521-9 and the provisions of Title VII.The…

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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 R593-3

…he words: "governed by the provisions of Articles L. 341-4, R. 341-1, R. 341-3, R. 341-4 and R. 341-7 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "governed by the provisions of locally applicable l…

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