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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-28

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide not to rule under the accelerated procedure, unless the applicant's presence in France constitutes a threat to public…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L544-6

Articles L. 544-3 to L. 544-5 apply to voting advisers whose registered office is in France, to voting advisers whose registered office is not in a Member State of the European Union but whose head of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-37

Any breach of the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Chapter, of Chapter II of this Title, of directly applicable European provisions on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-7

The conditions for the application of this chapter are laid down by decree and in particular : 1° The terms and conditions of the compensation mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 3133-1 ; 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L3311-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ; 2° Public administrative establishments when th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3313-2

The profit-sharing agreement defines in particular: 1° The period for which it is concluded ; 2° The establishments concerned; 3° The profit-sharing arrangements adopted; 4° The methods for calculatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-3

Registration of the declaration of activity may be refused, stating the reasons for refusal and indicating the appeal procedures, by decision of the administrative authority in the following cases: 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2315-41

The company agreement defined in article L. 2313-2 sets out the procedures for setting up the health, safety and working conditions committee(s) in application of articles L. 2315-36 and L. 2315-37, b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

The following shall be determined, as necessary, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which the additional information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation 2019/6 of 11 December…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to th…

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