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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article R6323-10-1

…ce of the person concerned could have consequences prejudicial to the production and running of the company. Such a postponement is decided for a maximum period of nine months, after consulting the so…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-32

…ransmission from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, only be examined if they are accompanied by a complete supporting file.This file includes: 1° Information verifying compliance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-3-1

…provided for in Article 17(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, provided that they submit a joint report on the certification of the accounts.III. - At the end of the terms of office referred to in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R152-2

…n Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° The references to the comman…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-1

…ot be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a Member State of the European Union pursuant to Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-7

The Agency's resources include :1° Subsidies from the European Union or international organisations;2° A contribution from compulsory health insurance schemes, paid and distributed in accordance with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-1

…to in article L. 224-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and to the French sub-accounts of the pan-European individual retirement savings product referred to in article L. 225-1 of the same code whic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Right to remain in France

Article L573-2

…equest to be taken into care or taken back into care pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 may be placed under house arrest in accordanc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article R351-5

…ollowing are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the same effect: 1° References to the European standardised information sheet mentioned in article L. 313-7 ; 2° References to 7° of Artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social security and tax arrangements for profit-sharing.

Article L3315-4

Incentive agreements concluded within a group of companies established in several Member States of the European Community are entitled to the exemptions provided for in articles L. 3315-1 to L. 3315-3…

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