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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-38-2

The persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may entrust an external service provider with the performance, in their name and on their behalf, of all or part of the activities relating to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation

Article D2353-1

In the cases provided for in article L. 2353-2, the following must be attached to the application for registration of the European Company: 1° The agreement relating to the setting up of the European…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article D3131-3

To ensure compliance with the minimum daily rest period of eleven consecutive hours for employees who do not work to a collective timetable, the employer may set a daily period for the establishment,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2142-12

Practitioners who have been approved by the Agence de la biomédecine on the basis of the provisions prior to the entry into force of Act no. 2011-814 of 7 July 2011 on bioethics to carry out one or mo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-6

The regional cross-industry joint committees manage the funds received to finance professional transition projects in application of 5° of article L. 6123-5 within two separate financial sections: 1°…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article R7343-83

For the application of the provisions of a of 6° of article L. 7343-22, the conditions of three months' seniority and the number of services set out in article L. 7343-7 are assessed on the first day…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Share capital and shares.

Article R6223-16

At least half the nominal value of shares representing cash contributions must be paid up at the time of subscription. The remainder is paid up in one or more instalments, either on the dates stipulat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L764-2

…to one year's imprisonment. 6° In Article L. 740-2, the reference to Article L. 743-10 is deleted; 7° In Articles L. 741-1, L. 741-2, L. 741-10 and L. 742-1, the words "forty-eight hours" are replace…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Person responsible

Article R2142-37

…nors; 6° Implementing and updating the quality assurance system provided for in Article R. 2142-21; 7° Ensuring that staff involved in biological activities for medically assisted procreation have the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-4

The departments' overall operating allocation includes an equalisation allocation made up of the urban equalisation allocation provided for in article L. 3334-6-1 and the minimum operating allocation…

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