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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-4

The person responsible for amicable debt collection shall send the debtor a letter containing the following information:1° The name or corporate name of the person in charge of amicable debt collectio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3131-4

…for in Article L. 3131-2, to the minimum period of eleven hours' daily rest per employee for those carrying out the following activities: 1° Activities characterised by the distance between the emplo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-4

…n is drawn up by the regional health agency on the basis of an assessment of needs. To this end, it carries out an assessment, including a forward-looking dimension, of health, social and medico-socia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4

The regional health agency may propose that contracted healthcare professionals, healthcare centres, healthcare clusters, healthcare establishments, accommodation establishments for the elderly and de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-4

…may give rise to requests for early redemption, on the basis of the net asset value of the vehicle calculated in accordance with Article L. 214-24-14. Where the undertaking may grant loans, the condi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-5

…f those States within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 or, where applicable, Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033, as well as the European Banking Authority, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article D*743-5

Article D.* 213-4 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from decree no. 2005-1006 of 2 August 2005.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-5-1

The President of the Assembly of Corsica may decide that the meeting of the Assembly is to be held in several places by videoconference. When the meeting of the Assembly of Corsica is held by videocon…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5-1

…nue pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1614-5, shall take place within six months of the publication of the legislative or regulatory provisions to which it relates.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-5-1

I.-Where a consortium set up in application of article L. 3112-1 of the Public Procurement Code is composed for the most part of local authorities or local public establishments, a commission is set u…

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