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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-7-1

…e rules referred to in the previous paragraph, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

If an employee is dismissed for a reason that is not genuine and serious, the judge may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, while retaining his or her acquired benefits. If either…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-58

…that each worker receives appropriate information:1° Accessing areas defined under articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ;2° Taking part in operations involving the transport of radioactive substances;3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: EC verification.

Article R5211-43

…devices and send it the batch release certificate for the substance referred to in article R. 5212-24 used in this device, drawn up by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

…shall be of different genders to the Chairman. At least one vice-chairman is elected from among the mayors representing the municipalities and public inter-municipal cooperation bodies or, if there is…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-25

The offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 :1° Mention the identity of the parties and any declared guarantors;2° Specify the nature, purpose, terms and conditions of the loan, in particular those relat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 998

…Code and managed jointly by policyholders and insurers, or articles L. 932-1, L. 932-14 and L. 932-24 du code de la sécurité sociale or L. 221-2 and L. 222-1 du code de la mutualité, of which at leas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

…533-2, L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-2-3, L. 533-4-1, L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 612-44 and L. 613-24 under conditi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-25

…mission d'outre-mer, in accordance with the provisions of the last two paragraphs of Article L. 721-24"; 3° In the second paragraph of Article L. 525-6, the words: "of the Banque de France under the f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-25

…mission d'outre-mer, in accordance with the provisions of the last two paragraphs of Article L. 721-24"; 3° In the second paragraph of Article L. 525-6, the words: "of the Banque de France under the f…

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