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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-4

Pursuant to the sixth paragraph of Article L. 355-1, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hyperbaric prevention advisor

Article R4461-4

I. - The employer shall appoint a person to act as hyperbaric prevention advisor. Under the employer's responsibility, this advisor shall participate in particular in :1° In the risk assessment provid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-36

The additional insertion in a notice published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires of the notice by which the Board of Directors, or the Management Board, suspends the possibility of obt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-47

Where there is a risk that the quality limits and references defined in articles R. 1321-2 and R. 1321-3 will not be complied with at the point of compliance mentioned in 1° ofarticle R. 1321-5 and wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Advances and loans

Article R2337-4

Advances granted pursuant to articles R. 2336-1 to R. 2336-3 are reimbursed within a maximum of two years. The effective repayment period and the interest rate are set by the Minister of Finance.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Drinks outlets.

Article L3352-4-1

…ollowing is punishable by a fine of €3,750 1° The opening of a public house referred to in articles L. 3331-2 or L. 3331-3 without making the declaration provided for in the first paragraph of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-47

The amounts received by way of aid for professional integration are not repaid, and the employer retains the benefit of the aid corresponding to the number of days worked by the employee whose employm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-44

…g to the period of suspension is paid in proportion to the remuneration actually paid by the employer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-40

The aid referred to in Article L. 5134-30 is paid monthly : 1° By the Agence de services et de paiement on behalf of the State ; 2° By the département or any body it mandates for this purpose, when th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-42

The rates of reimbursement determining the amount of financial assistance referred to in article L. 5134-30-1 are set by an order of the Regional Prefect, on the basis of the criteria listed in articl…

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