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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: European multilateral trading facilities

Article L424-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers has the same powers over multilateral trading facilities in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for intervention

Article R4451-105

…the Nuclear Safety Authority or the delegate for nuclear safety and radiation protection for defence-related installations and activities at the end of any radiological emergency requiring the inter…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-10

…cle L. 324-9 for any purpose other than its distribution to right holders. However, they may deduct certain sums from the income to be distributed, corresponding in particular to their management cost…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-10

A foreign national with health insurance who provides proof of either having held a temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student" issued on the basis of articles L. 422-1, L. 4…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Referees and judges

Article D211-101

Each approved federation organises training for referees and judges which includes, in compliance with the provisions of article L. 726-1 of the French Internal Security Code, awareness training in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-10

…rmination of the basis for contributions defined in article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code, received by each beneficiary during the financial year in question, without this total exceeding a sum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article R6146-10

…ety of care and management of care-related risks; 4° The general conditions under which users are received and cared for; 5° Research and innovation in the field of nursing, re-education and medico-te…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-10-1

…les L. 624-9 or L. 624-10 and the asset is the subject of a contract in progress on the date the proceedings are opened, effective restitution takes place on the date the contract is terminated or exp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-10-1

For any retail development project involving a sales area of between 3,000 m2 and 10,000 m2 and once the application file has been registered, the secretariat of the departmental commission forwards t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-109

Without prejudice to the…

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