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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-26

The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide to extend the on-site supervision of a person subject to its supervision: 1° To its subsidiaries ; 2° To legal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits.

Article L5426-8-3

Pôle emploi is authorised to defer or abandon the recovery of allowances, grants and any other benefits unduly paid on its own behalf, on behalf of the State or on behalf of the employers mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

I. - Cash withdrawals may be made from the cash account associated with the SME Innovation Account defined in article L. 221-32-4. II. - In the event of the liquidation of a company whose shares are h…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: Special rules for the award of certain concession contracts

Article L3126-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 3122-2, the conceding authority is not required to record the stages of the procedure for awarding concession contracts mentioned in article L. 3126-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L3123-20

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2 is treated as equivalent to actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L4135-20

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2 is deemed to be equivalent to actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7125-25

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 7125-1 et L. 7125-2 is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7227-26

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2 is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-2

The persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 1451-1 and in article L. 1452-3 are liable to a fine of 30,000 euros if they knowingly omit, under the conditions laid down by the same article, to draw…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest to enforce a removal order

Article L731-2

Aforeign nationals placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 731-1 may be detained pursuant to article L. 741-1, where they no longer present effective guarantees of representation to prevent a…

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