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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information for holders

Article L224-7-1

…ey have subscribed to during their lifetime. The online service mentioned in III of article L. 161-17 of the Social Security Code provides access to this information at any time. A directory is create…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to water production

Article L2224-7-5

…y public person responsible for the production of water who provides all or part of the abstraction may contribute to the management and preservation of water resources. This contribution is compulsor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70-1

The weekly working time of the holder of an initiative-employment contract may not be less than twenty hours, except where the decision to award the aid provides for this in order to meet the needs of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5 : Procedures for dealing with situations of non-compliance with the quality of natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-7

…g of packaged water, its distribution in public refreshment areas or its use in a spa establishment may not be resumed until the quality of the water has returned to compliance with the quality criter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-7

Complaints may not be lodged with the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant on the grounds of : 1° The illegality on formal or procedural grounds of the deliberation instituting, on the ba…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-7

…ersion measure pursuant to I of Article L. 613-48-1 or I of Article L. 613-55, the resolution board may apply different conversion rates to the various categories of own funds instruments and commitme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to employees with fixed-term contracts

Article R6422-7-1

…han twelve months after the end of the contract. By way of derogation, leave to validate experience may be taken, at the request of the employee and with the agreement of the employer, in whole or in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-7-1

…luding any compulsory enforcement of their debts, local authorities and their public establishments may, with the approval of their public accountant and by written agreement, entrust a public or priv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-7-1

…sport and treatment capacities of the existing installations or those under construction. The owner may be required to pay a contribution to the local authority organising the service or to the group…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-1

…for suspecting persons of having committed one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1 or 706-74, in the context of a surveillance operation, and when required by the need…

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