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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Guarantor guarantee

Article D752-12

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 313-26no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 313-27No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 313-28 and D. 313-29no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article D3115-17-2

The following ports are points of entry to the territory within the meaning of article R. 3115-17:1° The Rouen port site of the major river-sea port of the Seine axis ;2° Grand port maritime de Dunker…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-3

…lidarity allowance ; 3° Family benefits; 4° The exceptional back-to-work bonus introduced by decree no. 2005-1054 of 29 August 2005 creating an exceptional back-to-work bonus for certain recipients of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

I. - Loans taken out between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2008 with a view to financing their studies by persons aged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-3

…membership within one month of such withdrawal. The association referred to in I of Article L. 519-11 shall notify the CMF of any withdrawal of membership by its members within one month of such with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…ite or in the vicinity of the work;10° The characteristics of the equipment used for waste disposal;11° Procedures for decontaminating workers and equipment;12° Procedures for managing excavated mater…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…ions or charges ;10° To decide on the disposal by mutual agreement of movable property up to €4,600;11° To set the remuneration and pay the costs and fees of lawyers, notaries, bailiffs and experts;12…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Relationship between collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

Article L2254-2

…terms and conditions defined in articles L. 1232-2 to L. 1232-14 and articles L. 1234-1 to L. 1234-11, L. 1234-14, L. 1234-18, L. 1234-19 and L. 1234-20.VI. - The employee may register and be support…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-1

…not known until the next statement of the profit-sharing account mentioned in III of article A. 132-11 or the next interim statement mentioned in article A. 134-4, the transfer value for the first eig…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-12

The measures mentioned in article 515-11 are taken for a maximum period of six months from notification of the order. They may be extended if, during this period, an application for divorce or legal s…

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