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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-38

I.-Information in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 shall appear on the website of the automated p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Accounting and statistical provisions

Article Annexe I à l'article A341-1

ANNEX I: TECHNICAL OPERATING ACCOUNT FOR OPERATIONS UNDER THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICESIN THE FOLLOWING EEC MEMBER STATE: COUNTRY OF RISK. GROUPSof classesACCIDENTS SicknessFIRE and other damage to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-2

Services other than the certification of accounts that are not mentioned in II of Article L. 822-11 and in I of article L. 822-11-1 may be provided by the statutory auditor or the members of the netwo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-15

The final approval decision is notified to the delegated production company or, in the case of a delegated co-production, to each of the two production companies. This decision states that, in the lig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article D3132-1

I.- Volunteers in one of the following categories may join the health reserve provided for in article L. 3132-1: 1° Practising healthcare professionals ; 2° Former healthcare professionals who ceased…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article R511-1

Article L. 511-2-1 may apply to the acts referred to in Chapter II of Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book V, as well as to the texts adopted for their application.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-5

The commission's decisions may be contested under the conditions set out in IV of article L. 18, I of article L. 20, I and II of article R. 17 and articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.The a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Mixed associations

Article L5843-1

I. - The provisions of the single chapter of Title I of Book VII of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article Annexe I art A243-1

STANDARD CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO DECENNIAL LIABILITY INSURANCE CONTRACTS Nature of cover The policy covers payment for repairs to the work to which the insured has contributed, as well as to existing wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall ensure that issuers whose registered office is located outside France, which are not subject to the obligations defined in Article L. 451-1-2, and whose secur…

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