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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lien on claims arising from transactions

Article L513-11

Notwithstanding any legislative provisions to the contrary, and in particular those of Book VI of the French Commercial Code : 1. Sums arising from loans or similar claims, exposures, securities and d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-1

The region, with the exception of the Ile-de-France region, overseas regions and territorial authorities with special status exercising the powers of a region, draws up a regional plan for planning, s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-13

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, where necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4322-1 to L. 4322-12, in particular the representation of professionals on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial aid.

Article L5213-11

For the application of the provisions of article L. 5213-7 relating to the salary of a disabled worker, aid financed by the development fund for the professional integration of the disabled may be all…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Continuing professional development

Article L6155-1

Doctors, odontologists and pharmacists working in public health establishments and army hospitals, as well as those working in private health establishments of collective interest, are subject to a co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

The managers and employees of the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may disclose to the judicial authority or to officers of the judicial police acting under delegation that informati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-15

The sums collected by a company savings plan may be allocated to the acquisition of : 1° Securities issued by open-ended investment companies governed by articles L. 214-7 to L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-11

The rules relating to the footprint of areas, whether built on or not, allocated to ancillary parking areas of a cinema subject to the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7 of this code, whet…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing obligation for employers with fewer than eleven employees

Article L6331-1

Employers with fewer than eleven employees pay the vocational training contribution referred to in 2° of article L. 6131-2 of this code by paying 0.55% of the amount of earned income used to calculate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-16

The guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 are subrogated to the rights of employees for whom they have made advances: 1° For all claims, during a safeguard procedure ; 2° For claims…

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