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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

I.-A decree in the Council of State, issued after a public and reasoned opinion from the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, shall determine the missions and operating procedures o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: External fire protection

Article R2512-21-1

For the application in Paris of chapter V "External fire defence" of title II of book II of part two: 1° The words: "mayor" or "president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Incapacity resulting from an accident at work or an occupational disease.

Article L1226-12

If the employer is unable to offer the employee another job, it shall inform him/her in writing of the reasons for the refusal to redeploy. The employer may only terminate the employment contract if h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-30

Applications for inclusion on the national list of medical accident experts provided for in article L. 1142-10 must be sent to the Chairman of the National Medical Accidents Commission by registered l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18-1

An intern may benefit from therapeutic part-time work enabling him to gradually resume his duties if his state of health improves, after a favourable opinion from the medical committee, under the foll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-3

When a Labour Inspectorate inspector mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 observes a serious breach, committed by an employer established outside France who posts employees on national territory, of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts referred to in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 concluded on the markets referred to in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-the-cou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

The provisions of Articles L. 533-1, L. 533-6, L. 533-9, L. 533-11 to L. 533-20, the first paragraph of Article L. 533-23, 2° and 4° of Article L. 533-24, 1° and 2° of Article L. 533-24-1, Articles L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L764-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L763-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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