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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-123

…nd paragraph of article L. 352-3 of the French Forestry Code, the total amount of these withdrawals may not exceed 30% of the sums on deposit at 1st January of the year in question in any one calendar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-12

In order for the agreement mentioned in article L. 5212-8 to be approved, the multi-year programme it provides for must include a recruitment plan and a plan to maintain employment in the company. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-126-1

…veterinarian registers the medicinal products referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 5141-126 using any recording system that allows immediate presentation at the request of the control auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12

…rvices mentioned in article L. 1413-4;4° The repayments and reimbursements referred to inarticle L. 162-1-16 of the Social Security Code; 5° By taxes provided for its benefit;6° Fees for services rend…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adequate explanations and warnings

Article L313-12

Without prejudice to the solvency check referred to in Article L. 313-16, the creditor or credit intermediary shall warn the borrower free of charge when, in view of the borrower's financial situation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

…l of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may issue to veterinary pharmaceutical establishments exporting medicated feedingstuffs a certificat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Enforcement measures

Article L633-12

…ted entities of a financial conglomerate comply with the requirements referred to in Article L. 517-8 but that their solvency may nevertheless be jeopardised, or that the transactions between the enti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-12

…e town council deliberates on the exercise of its members' right to training. The municipal council may also decide to contribute to the financing of training courses from which its elected representa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account

Article R6333-12-1

…lders of personal training accounts, the Director General of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations may, depending on the seriousness of the facts observed, institute legal proceedings in the name and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article D513-11-12

…ns, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 513-11-2…

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