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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating resources

Article R784-4

…978 of 30 October 2013II. - For the application of I:1° In article R. 612-10, the references to law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 are deleted;2° II of article R. 612-18 is worded as follows:"II. - Recove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-121

I.-The medical care and rehabilitation authorisation is exercised according to the following terms and conditions: 1° "Multi-purpose"; 2° "Geriatrics"; 3° "Locomotor"; 4° "Nervous system"; 5° "Cardiov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-17

…e performed under the conditions set out in section 2 of this chapter prior to its repeal by decree no. 2022-134 of 5 February 2022 relating to the status of hospital practitioner and service performe…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-36

Any public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may apply for the designation of tourist municipality, for one, several or all of its member municipalities, with the exception of municipaliti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-4

A special report informs the Ordinary General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3. This report also gives an account of:the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L594-1

…rovisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-13

The duties of an ad hoc trustee or conciliator may not be carried out by a person who, during the previous twenty-four months, has received, in any capacity whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any rem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Helping employers manage health and safety at work

Article L4644-1

I.-The employer shall appoint one or more competent employees to deal with the company's occupational risk protection and prevention activities. The employee(s) thus designated by the employer shall r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L775-42

…t-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 573-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Order no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 L. 573-2 Order no. 200…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Composite insurance undertakings

Article R352-35

…nimum capital requirement referred to in I are clearly identified in accordance with Article R. 351-26. If the amount of eligible basic own-fund items allocated to one of the activities is insufficien…

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