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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Carry-over of paid leave

Article L3142-35

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-32, articles L. 3142-120 to L. 3142-124 apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-36

…5 to 7 of Chapter II of this Title in order to prevent or sanction breaches of the provisions applicable to them in accordance with Article L. 511-24 as well as breaches of rules of general interest…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-35

…of depositors, investors and customers in France. Any measure taken in this respect shall be communicated without delay to the European Commission, the European Banking Authority and the competent aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-37

Where an institution carrying on business in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in accordance with Articles L. 511-27…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-34

…13, Chapter I of Title I of Book V of this Code or the regulatory provisions adopted for their application, it shall inform the competent authorities of the home Member State so that they can take, wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-resumption visit

Article R4624-30

…mmend: 1° Adaptations and adjustments to the workstation; 2° Recommendations for redeployment; 3° Vocational training to be organised with a view to facilitating the redeployment of the worker or his…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…or industry ;5° bis Persons who directly or indirectly let furnished residential premises;6° Adjudicataires, concessionaires and fermiers de droits communaux;7° Members of ship co-ownerships mentione…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3

The application must be accompanied by : 1° Where it is submitted with a view to practising as a dispensary holder : a) a copy of the licence referred to in article L. 5125-4 ; b) a copy of any docume…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-3

Any clause by which the consumer waives his right of withdrawal defined in article L. 221-18.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L352-3

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in French Polynesia and New Caledonia:…

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