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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to breastfeeding

Article R1225-7

The characteristics of the breastfeeding room provided for in Article L. 1225-32 are set out in Articles R. 4152-13 et seq.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Postal voting.

Article D4233-15

If a postal vote is provided for, the mailing referred to in article D. 4233-13 shall also include the relevant instructions and voting materials.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-3

…ceeds from loans contracted by the region; c) Gifts and bequests in kind and gifts and bequests in cash allocated to the purchase of a financial or physical fixed asset; d) The provisional transfer fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article R544-1

…refers, a report on its application and, where applicable, a list of the provisions from which he has deviated, together with the reasons and the measures taken in substitution, as referred to in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-11

…[Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision No 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019.] one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 require it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-1

The General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers also sets the conditions under which, if more than three months have elapsed since the filing of a draft public offer for the securities o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L532-22

…cedures to be followed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers in exercising the powers vested in them by Articles L. 532-19 to L. 532-21-3. Thi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article L549-2

…2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall be the competent national authority responsible for the prior authorisation…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-59

…raph of article L. 431-14 are defined in the first paragraph of article 1 of decree no. 62-235 of 1 March 1962 amended by article 1 of decree no. 76-879 of 21 September 1976, and for the departments o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-39

…article 223-23, distribution companies have a period of thirty months to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19 May 2021;2° the…

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