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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

For the kindergartens mentioned in the first paragraph of article 18 of law no. 2019-791 of 26 July 2019 for a school based on trust, the educational project mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-29 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-22

To be approved, the agreements mentioned in article L. 5422-20 must have been negotiated and concluded at national and cross-industry level between representative employers' and employees' organisatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…ight-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-2

…ed by the words: "the daily allowance provided for in the event of maternity referred to in article 20-6 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-2

…d, suspended or withdrawn in the event of failure to comply with or infringement of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or the provisions of Book II of Part Four and of this Book.Any modificati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-10

…ptions available under Community prudential legislation, in particular under Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and Directive 2009/138/EC of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-8

…case provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 722-12, the election must take place between 20 October and 10 November preceding the end of the term of office of the current President. The ord…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants.

Article D1874-1

…1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial limits (R).

Article D2512-3

…s into districts is established according to the indications of the plan annexed to the decree of 1 November 1859.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-2

…ry medicinal products referred to in this chapter are those defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and in this Article.II.-The following definitions apply:1° Extemporaneous…

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