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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article R733-16

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 162-1 to R. 162-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 162-4n° 2007-259 of 27 February 2007R. 162-5n° 2016…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-10

…ndence with the victim, the insurer is required, on pain of relative nullity of any settlement that may be reached, to inform the victim that he may obtain from the insurer, on simple request, a copy…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-16

No one may use the title of court-appointed administrator, outside the mission entrusted to him, by virtue of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 or the second paragraph of Article L. 811-8 if he…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3c: Levy on dividends

Article 1671 C

…e the income and pay the levy under the conditions provided for in b of 1 of the same III. The levy may not be paid by the debtor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-16

…elp them realise their career plans, one or more disabled workers employed by an adapted enterprise may be placed temporarily at the disposal of another employer for a fixed period, with a view to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Examination to qualify as a sworn goods broker

Article R131-16

…orn Commodity Brokers, in the case of sworn commodity brokers. The chairman and members of the jury may not serve for more than three consecutive years. The jury is assisted by one or more technicians…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-16

…f the employer or the agreement provided for in article R. 2314-5 so provides, the number of voters may be revealed during the ballot. Where voting in envelopes has not been excluded, the vote will no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-16

…his period, the application will be deemed to have been rejected.The Director General of the Agency may request, by any means enabling receipt of the request to be dated, any additional information th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-10

When examining the dossier, the Data Protection Committee may provide the competent authority with ethics-related comments on elements falling under Part I provided for in Article 6 of the aforementio…

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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 L422-12

…g the wording "seeking employment or setting up a business" is issued pursuant to 2° of article L. 422-10, the interested party providing proof of the creation and viability of a business meeting the…

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