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

Article R1321-54

…e composed of constituents authorised under the conditions laid down in article 11 of decree no. 73-138 of 12 February 1973 implementing the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-48

…y substituted for the departmental fire and rescue service referred to in Article 56 of Law No. 82-213 of 2 March 1982 on the rights and freedoms of municipalities, departments and regions, as it stoo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-1

The feeder UCITS enters into an information exchange agreement with the master UCITS. This agreement may, however, be replaced by internal conduct of business rules when both funds are managed by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-26

…for the development of employees' pay during maternity leave and following such leave that are at least as favourable as those mentioned in this article, such pay, within the meaning of article L. 322…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 229-4 of the Commercial Code, the Autorité des marchés financiers also has the power to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-4

…ial year, in addition to drawing up its own accounts, the manager shall draw up an inventory of the assets under its management and a statement of the sums collected during the financial year on behal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2423-2

…than the Wallis and Futuna Health Agency or outside a public or private health establishment that has entered into an agreement with it.II. - Article L. 2223-2 is applicable in its wording resulting…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-1

…ated production companies, to the cost of losses linked to the covid-19 epidemic, leading, until 31 March 2023, to the interruption, postponement or abandonment of film shoots taking place on national…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-107

…ed in 2020 less the amount of aid received in respect of 2020 pursuant to Decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 relating to the solidarity fund for businesses particularly affected by the covid-19 epid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L934-5

…e words: "the sworn agents of New Caledonia mentioned in Article 86 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia intervening in the matters listed in 19° and 20° of Article 22…

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