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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-5

…bligations laid down in Article L. 1262-4-1; 6° The procedures for implementing Article L. 1264-3 ; 7° The conditions for application of article L. 1263-7, in particular the nature of the documents th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-5

…th, ninth and eleventh paragraphs of Article L. 1432-2; 4° Articles L. 1432-3, L. 1432-5 to L. 1432-7 and L. 1432-8 to L. 1432-12 ; 5° The last paragraph of Article L. 1434-6;6° The second, fifth and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-2

…nformation sheet referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 shall be drawn up in French. However, under the conditions and within the limits set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19

…2, L. 4123-10, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 L. 4124-5, L. 4124-6, L. 4124-6-1, II to V of Article L. 4124-7, Articles L. 4124-8, L. 4125-1 to L. 4125-3-1, L. 4125-4, L. 4125-5, L. 4125-7 and L. 4125-8, L. 4…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-16

…financial years following the issue of the authorisations referred to in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, the undertaking must submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-1

…er than 1,000 inhabitants, the deputies are elected under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance obligation for organisers of sporting events

Article L331-12

…surance cover provided for in that article is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Application for suspension of removal until expiry of the time limit for appeal or in the event of an appeal to the Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Asylum Court)

Article L752-8

…he foreign national may not take place during the forty-eight hour period referred to in article L. 752-7 or, in the event of a referral to the president of the administrative court, before the latter…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1846-1

Except in the cases referred to in article 1844-7, the company comes to an end by early dissolution, which may be ordered by the court at the request of any interested party, where it has been without…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-2

…s L. 4321-3 and L. 4321-4 or who hold the authorisations mentioned in articles L. 4321-5 to L. 4321-7.

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