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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Membership scheme

Article L424-5

…a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 531-10, multilateral trading facilities may admit as members, in addition to investment firms and credit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-8

…people by providing a simultaneous written and visual translation service defined in IV of Article 105 of Law 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 for a Digital Republic, at no additional cost to end users an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-5

…amount of the operation in the case provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article D. 1424-32-10.However, in the case of an operation presented by a fire and rescue service and of zonal or inter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-7

…cooperative societies to be associated under the conditions set out in l'article 3 bis de la loi du 10 septembre 1947 portant statut de la coopération. In this case, they may not use the services of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-34

…the Chairman for the duration of the delegation, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-8, and, where applicable, of the non-director members of the committees provided for in the secon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control of occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-28

…upational exposure limit value set in Article R. 4412-149 or a concentration set in Article R. 4222-10 is exceeded, the employer shall immediately take the appropriate preventive and protective measur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4322-27

…up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate in the cases provided for in I of article L. 4322-10-1. This restricted panel is made up of five elected members and sits in a panel of three members.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-9

…rticular discipline, leave of absence and payment of the remuneration mentioned in articles R. 6153-10 and D. 6153-10-1 with the exception of 2° of article D. 6153-10-1 and the related social security…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…nt, proven and serious searches for rightholders, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 113-10, in the Member State of the European Union where the first publication or, in the absence thereof…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

…o Article R. 385-18.II. - Chapter XII of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on…

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