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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Specific provisions relating to assignment subledgers

Article R342-4

…over commitments other than those relating to the contracts or commitments mentioned in Article R. 342-1 may only be reallocated to the latter if they fall within one of the investment categories defi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-41-1

…pulation to the contrary, the general meeting of any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 may delegate to the competent body its authority to decide to issue Tier 1 capital instruments…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of the Steering Committee

Article R1221-29

The Orientation Council may formulate any proposal with a view to improving the quality of training related to the exercise of local mandates and their evaluation, on its own initiative, or at the req…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-29

Remuneration received for a vocational training course may be combined with pensions and annuities paid to workers recognised as disabled within the meaning of article L. 5213-1 or with remuneration r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-4

…the last unit of this model is placed on the market. The duration of this minimum additional period may not be less than five years. The methods of application of this obligation to make spare parts a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Dotation globale de fonctionnement (R).

Article R2563-4

…ity and social cohesion grant and the rural solidarity grant provided for in 1° of II of Article L. 2334-23-1 accruing to the municipalities of each overseas department is distributed among the munici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-4

I.- Failure to comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 4162-1 to L. 4162-3 will result in a penalty payable by the employer. II-The amount of this penalty, set by decree by the Conseil d'Et…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-49

…sement by the employer of insurance premiums payable by the committee to cover its civil liability; 4° Voluntary contributions by employees of the company, for which the committee may determine the co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary subsection: Prohibition on using the services of a person who has been the subject of an anti-doping sanction

Article R232-41-15

…oreign National Anti-Doping Organisation concerned, of the identity of the persons to whom athletes may not have recourse or whose services they may not seek under Article L. 232-9-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-10

In specific cases of Community interest, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail or the applicant shall refer the matter…

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