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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-3

The foreign national belonging to a specific group of people covered by the Council decision mentioned in article L. 581-2 will benefit from temporary protection from the date mentioned in this decisi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status

Article L421-5

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall propose to recognise the status of regulated market only if it is satisfied that the persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 are of sufficiently good repute,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-58

The chairmanship of the board of directors or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions of a credit institution or finance company may not be exercised by the chief executive or by a…

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

Article L561-41

I. - The Commission Nationale des Sanctions (National Enforcement Committee) receives reports or procedures drawn up following inspections carried out by the administrative authorities referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article L2312-9

In the field of health, safety and working conditions, the Social and Economic Committee :1° Carries out an analysis of the occupational risks to which workers, particularly pregnant women, may be exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-8

Where no agreement has been concluded and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2362-7, employee participation in the European Coop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work.

Article L3163-2

Night work is prohibited for young workers. For young employees in commercial and entertainment establishments, exemptions may be granted by the labour inspector on an exceptional basis. A decree of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-3

I.-When obtaining the consent provided for in articles L. 1244-2 and L. 2141-5, the doctor collects the identity of persons wishing to donate gametes or offer their embryo for reception, as well as th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-2

In the event of imminent danger to personal safety, as certified by a medical opinion, the mayor and, in Paris, the police commissioners shall take all necessary provisional measures with regard to pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-44

…rder merger takes effect: 1° In the event of the creation of a new company, in accordance with article L. 236-4; 2° In the event of a transfer of assets and liabilities to an existing company, in acco…

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