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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Honorary professional journalist identity card

Article R7111-14

…e proof that they have reached the age for entitlement to a retirement pension under article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code and that they have worked as a journalist for thirty years. Proof o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…pril 2000 R. 2123-3 and R. 2123-4 Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003R. 2123-5Decree no. 2021-1708 of 17th December 2021R. 2123-6 and R. 2123-7Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003 R. 2123-9…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

…ratio between the proportion of total recipients of housing benefit, as defined in Article L. 2334-17, in the total number of dwellings in the department and this same proportion recorded in all urba…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…203-9n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2016R. 214-204n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-205n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-206n° 2019-1172 of 14 November 2019R. 214-206-1n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

…21-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-15-1 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 with the exception of its first paragraph Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-18 Order no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 of this Code or inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and public offers of mutualist certificates…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27

…with the model contractual summary annexed to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2243 of 17 December 2019. Suppliers shall complete this template with the information mentioned above. They…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-13

…ed by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Direc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-1

…thin the defence and management body; 5° Proof of payment of the fee provided for in article R. 411-17; 6° Where applicable, the authorised representative's power of attorney. III. - In addition to th…

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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 L764-2

…of the provisions having the same purpose in the Wallis and Futuna Islands"; 12° In Article L. 744-17, the words: "the public prosecutors responsible for the place of departure and the place of arriv…

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