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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R774-10

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 519-1n° 2012-101 of 26 January 2012R. 519-2 to R. 519-4 with the exception of IIINo. 2019-1098 of 29 October…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-6

The collective retirement savings plan may receive, at the initiative of the participants, payments of sums from profit-sharing, incentive schemes and other voluntary payments and contributions from c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Placement on the outside under the supervision of prison staff

Article D126

Sentenced persons admitted for work release may be employed outside the area assigned to the prison establishment on work controlled by the administration under the conditions set out in the provision…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 421-19

…must meet the conditions set out in articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5211-5

…ittee of one of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned by this article may be reimbursed for the transport costs they incur when travelling to attend the meetings cited by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Integration through economic activity

Article R5522-91

…er by the ministers responsible for the budget, employment and overseas departments and territories may set a specific amount of financial aid for Mayotte as provided for in articles R. 5132-8, R. 513…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Final provisions

Article L614-25

French nationals may claim the application for their benefit, in France, of the provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed at Paris on 20 March 1883,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-21

…ces and for the duration of such circumstances, the maximum working time defined in article L. 3121-20 may be exceeded by the administrative authority, under conditions determined by decree of the Con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-8

The total amount of bonuses distributed to beneficiaries must not exceed 20% of the total gross salaries and, where applicable, of the annual remuneration or professional income of the beneficiaries m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-44

…ial bathing facility to the public must have the bathing water profile mentioned in article D. 1332-20. This profile covers the filling water, when it is not intended for human consumption, and the wa…

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