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Showing 13111320 of 18481 articles for Art. CE 5-5-2010 n° 301419

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-5

…g into account all the declarations provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code received by 15 February of the same year:the number of employees covered by the obligation to employ,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-5

…le prudentiel et de résolution is composed of nineteen members:1° The Governor of the Banque de France, or the Deputy Governor he appoints to represent him, as Chairman ;1° bis The Chairman of the Aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-5

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-5

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-50

I.-Products and processes placed on the market and intended for the treatment of water intended for human consumption, including chemical treatment agents and filter media, must, under normal or fores…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 57-1

Officers of the judicial police or, under their responsibility, officers of the judicial police may, in the course of a search carried out under the conditions provided for in this code, access via a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-58

…concluded between the French executive production company and the production company whose head office is located outside France, or any preparatory document attesting to its intention to contract wit…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-5

In addition to the information required byarticle 56 of the code of civil procedure, the summons shall include, on pain of nullity :1° An indication of the place, date and time of the orientation hear…

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