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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article D8121-2

…ditions under which he/she must be able to carry out his/her duties.The Council decides whether the complaint is admissible. If it is admissible, it will investigate the case, inform the central autho…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AF

I.-Where an intermediary is subject to a reporting obligation similar to that provided for in Article 1649 AD in several European Union Member States, the cross-border scheme is declared exclusively t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-51

…entiel et de résolution pursuant to II of Article L. 356-21 must be approved in advance: a) For the report on the solvency and financial situation, by the bodies mentioned in the first paragraph of Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-14

The obligations imposed on the AIF or the management company by virtue of Article D. 214-32-7-13 relate to :1° Any distribution made to shareholders where, at the closing date of the last financial ye…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L613-1

The Consumer Ombudsman carries out his mission with diligence and competence, in complete independence and impartiality, within the framework of a transparent, efficient and fair procedure.He draws up…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Preliminary Title: Publication, effects and application of laws in general

Article 1

Laws and, when published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force on the date they specify or, failing that, on the day following their publication. However,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-14

Failing amicable agreement, the compensation that may be due pursuant to articles L. 2421-5, L. 2421-6, L. 2421-8, L. 2421-9, L. 2421-11 and L. 2421-13 are set as in matters of expropriation in the pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Activities, holidays.

Article L850

…ision, sick leave and the leave referred to in articles L. 880 and L. 881 are considered as service completed. The administration retains complete freedom to stagger leave. It may also object, if the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Use of credits by organisations

Article R2135-26

Appropriations that have not been committed by a beneficiary organisation during the financial year are returned to the fund and added to the total amount of appropriations of the same type that may b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-21

If, during an inspection, the Minister for Health finds that the compensation paid exceeds the net costs incurred in providing the service of general economic interest, he will require the party respo…

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