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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72-1

…s L. 1243-13 and L. 1243-13-1, or temporary employment contracts as provided for in article L. 1251-7. At the end of these periods, the redeployment leave resumes. The employer may provide for a postp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-7-1

…n-depth examination of the transaction under the conditions set out in Articles L. 430-6 and L. 430-7. II. - Within a period of twenty-five working days from the date on which it received the decision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-5-7

…or limited access to water intended for human consumption, as provided for in 3° of article L. 2224-7-3, may be carried out by making data relating to the geographical location of water supply points…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-7-1

…In order to facilitate the performance of the group supervision tasks referred to in Article L. 356-7, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, as group supervisor, constitutes and chairs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article R211-9-7

The shared electronic registration system referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 211-7 is designed and implemented in such a way as to guarantee the recording and integrity of registrations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 must meet the following requirements: 1° They must devote sufficient time to performing their duties within the market undertaking. The number of mandate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Powers and funding of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee

Article R1432-70-1

…h the conditions set out in article 63 and the second paragraph of article 93 of decree no. 2020-1427 of 20 November 2020 relating to administrative social committees in State administrations and publ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-5

…ngs reinsuring commitments under an agreement on a uniform proportional basis apply articles R. 441-7 to R. 441-7-3, R. 441-12 and R. 441-21. For the purposes of these articles, the following definiti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-7-1

…al personality may not directly enter into leasing contracts, within the meaning of articles L. 313-7 to L. 313-10 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the purpose of which is the construction,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-7-2

To impose the suspension provided for in articles L. 335-7 and L. 335-7-1 and determine the length of the sentence, the court shall take into account the circumstances and seriousness of the offence,…

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