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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination by agreement

Article R1237-3

The administrative authority responsible for approving the termination agreement provided for in article L. 1237-14 is the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-24-1

Intermediary associations are entitled to financial assistance if they recruit the people referred to in article L. 5132-14-1 on open-ended contracts, up to the number of integration posts set by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-19

…National Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care, as part of the tasks entrusted to it by Decree no. 2016-5 of 5 January 2016, draws up information documents relating to the possibility of drawing…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-17 b (art. A322-91)

…PN-C1 (*)BeginnersE-2 + PN-C4 (*)0 to 12 metres PE-12 training towards PN skillsE-2 + PN-C4 (*)0 to 20 metresPE-20 in training towards PN skillsE-2 + PN-C4 (*)0 to 40 metresPE-40 + PNE-3 + PN-C4 (*)Sp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-190

…not invest more than 10% of its assets in instruments mentioned in article L. 214-71, nor more than 20% of its assets in equities mentioned in article L. 214-62, nor more than 20% of its assets in ins…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-7

…r all the individual or sub-consolidated decisions relating to 1°, 2° or 3° of II of Article L. 613-20-4 taken by itself and the other relevant competent authorities of the Member States of the Europe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

In each département, a residence permit commission is set up, which is consulted for its opinion by the administrative authority:1° When it is considering refusing to issue or renew the temporary resi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-12

The holder of an operating licence must declare to the Prefect any project to modify the installations and operating conditions mentioned in the prefectoral authorisation order and send him all the in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Concession contracts awarded without prior advertising or competitive tendering

Article R3121-6

…rs have been received or where only inadmissible applications within the meaning of Article L. 3123-20 or unsuitable tenders within the meaning of Article R. 3124-4 have been submitted, provided that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-19

…aphs of Article L. 722-18. The decision to detain may be appealed in accordance with article L. 722-20. The reasons for the temporary detention are notified to the bearer, sender or recipient of the c…

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