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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-11

…e following information and documents: a) The registration certificate mentioned in I of article R. 211-21, if applicable; b) A civil liability insurance certificate covering the activities of the pla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-2

…ot file their accounts under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23, the president of the commercial court may issue an injunction to that company to do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-6

…ng the application of the provisions of articles :a) L. 1251-18 concerning remuneration ;b) L. 1251-21 to L. 1251-23 concerning working conditions ;c) L. 1251-24 concerning access to collective means…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-25

…these UCITS, FIA or investment funds for the purposes of applying the limits set out in article R. 214-21.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-27

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-3

…After the reference to Article R. 521-9, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

…rity scheme, contributions to pension schemes, contributions to the fund instituted in Article L. 1621-2 as well as the training costs of the elected members of the Corsican Assembly and the Corsican…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article R331-18

I.-The rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication may refer to himself any information likely to justify initiating the investigation pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

…prescribed by the general interoperability reference framework mentioned in Article 11 of Ordinance no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 relating to electronic exchanges between users and administrative a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

…e R. 744-11 are not applicable in Mayotte for a period of five years from the publication of Decree No. 2018-1159 of 14 December 2018 taken for the application of Law No. 2018-778 of 10 September 2018…

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