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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-2

…aid during the period of mobility leave;6° The conditions for informing staff representative bodies;7° The severance payments guaranteed to the employee, which may not be less than the statutory payme…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-6

…igations on taking out the contract or joining; 6° The obligations during the term of the contract; 7° The obligations in the event of a claim; 8° The term of the contract, including the start and end…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité des marchés financiers is competent to oppose, in acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-4

…siness, an ancillary financial activity which falls within one of the categories mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 and which presents little risk of money laundering or terrorist financing sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Collective disputes.

Article L2623-1

Instead of the regional conciliation commissions provided for in Articles L. 2522-1 and L. 2522-7 of this Code and inArticle L. 718-8 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, a conciliation commission…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R321-26

…t prejudice to the implementation, where applicable, of the measures provided for in Sections 6 and 7 of Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité may apply the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-8

…penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6, the administrative authority mentioned in article R. 522-7 informs the accused person in writing of the non-compliance of the sampled product with the regula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Medical centres and mobile care teams of the armed forces health service

Article L6326-1

…r mobile teams are among the elements of the armed forces health service mentioned in article L. 6147-7. As part of their priority mission mentioned in the same article, they may supply, free of charg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requisitioning and seizures

Article D15-5-1-1

The operations provided for by articles 55-1 and 706-56 may be carried out, on the instructions of a judicial police officer, by a judicial police officer, or by a specialised agent, technician or eng…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-38

In addition to the quarterly information mentioned in article L. 641-7, the liquidator shall submit at any time, at their request, and at least by 31 December each year, to the juge-commissaire and th…

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