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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

…ssion provided for in this article in the report referred to in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.>

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Product monitoring and governance requirements

Article L516-1

…l develop, apply and update in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2358 of 21 September 2017, a validation process for each insurance product, or significant adaptations to an ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-48

…aning of Article 3. 1. i of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications or in a self-employed capacity for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…the press ;- publishers of radio or television services within the meaning of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication;- publishers of online public communication services with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-15

…ted. When the bathing season extends over the whole year, it begins on 1st October and ends on 30th September. 3° A large number of bathers corresponds to an estimated high number of bathers, taking i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-69

…on set out in Article 11 of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 as amended on the recognition of professional qualifications; 2° The substantial diff…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-1

…ge rate of return on the bonds of private companies mentioned inarticle 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, increased by a rate of 5%. The company must also undert…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-4

…t bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" (seconded ICT employee) as provided for in article L. 421-26, the multiannual residence permit bearing the wording "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" prov…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Taking vulnerability into account

Article L531-10

…amination of his application under the accelerated procedure pursuant to Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26 or L. 531-27, it shall decide not to make a decision under this procedure.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…vrier 2017 L. 314-23, with the exception of its fourth and last paragraphs, and L. 314-25 to L. 314-26Resulting from Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 314-27 to L. 314-31 Resulting from the ordon…

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