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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article D774-17

…ble articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 526-2n° 2013-372 of 2 May 2013D. 526-3No. 2019-191 of 14 March 2019D. 526-5n° 2019-191 of 14 March 2019

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

…the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average number of employees. Ea…

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

Article L5441-8

…a veterinary medicinal product subject to the provisions of Articles 5 and 86 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and Articles L. 5141-9 or L. 5141-10 without first obtaining the marketing a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Accreditations.

Article R4724-1

…designated pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-23

When placed on the market and up to the final purchaser stage, football, handball and hockey goalposts and basketball goals are accompanied by instructions for use specifying their assembly, installat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 6: Information to be provided to the public

Article L385-7-1

…directly or through the intermediary of a portfolio management company mentioned in article L. 532-9 of the same code, with the exception of those which exclusively manage FIAs covered by I of articl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2324-2

If the defence or security contract is awarded using the invitation to tender procedure mentioned in article L. 2124-2, this invitation to tender is restricted. Only candidates selected by the purchas…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-7

…m a person providing an intermediary service, within the meaning of Article 3(g) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 referred to above. These…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-17

…rformed under the conditions set out in section 2 of this chapter prior to its repeal by decree no. 2022-134 of 5 February 2022 relating to the status of hospital practitioner and service performed by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment and working conditions

Article R1253-42

…or in 1° of article R. 1253-40, the rider also includes the clauses provided for in article L. 1253-9.

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