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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-14

…his Article shall not be excluded from the scope of consolidation defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-2

…the prudential obligations arising out of this Title and, where applicable, Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, in particular as regards whether…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-6

…e of a night worker may not exceed eight hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-17 or where Articles L. 3132-16 to L. 3132-19 apply.In addition, in exceptional circumstances, the L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-71

…ns of the public service authority. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 2221-16 and R. 2221-17 apply.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…ment. The benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…ns provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Act no. 2016-1048…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-1

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17-1 shall be addressed to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It shall include the information mentioned in Artic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-1-1

The Minister for Sport draws up the list of sports recognised as high level before 31 December of the year of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and, for sports on the programme of the Winter Oly…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-18

…ilated to the case of absence or default of the organisations within the meaning of article L. 2261-17 and give rise to the application of the procedure provided for in that article.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-21

…conditions for admission to and use of the facilities mentioned in articles L. 2511-16 and L. 2511-17. The joint committee sits at the arrondissement town hall. In the event of a tie, the arrondissem…

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