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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-4

…paid in full or in part from the funds available, the guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 shall pay the funds upon presentation by the foreign liquidator or any other person perfo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-8-1

…e for monitoring his state of health having access to his shared medical file referred to inarticle L. 1111-14 of the Public Health Code. This refusal does not constitute a fault and may not be used a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-7-1

The provisions of article L. 5215-27 are applicable to the agglomeration community.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-6

…y is a non-financial counterparty or a person or entity mentioned in 7° and 7° bis of II of Article L. 621-9. The Autorité des marchés financiers is also competent to supervise the provisions of Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-17-3

When the wholesaler-distributor has fulfilled its public service obligations as set out in article L. 5124-17-2, it may sell medicinal products outside the national territory or to wholesale distribut…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-1

…s aimed at reinforcing the obligations of clarity, transparency and fairness referred to in Article L. 111-7. The competent administrative authority may carry out investigations under the conditions p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-8-1

…hstanding any provision to the contrary, any credit or financial institution referred to in Article L. 511-22 or Article L. 511-23 may, when carrying on business in France, use the same name as that w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-4

…rategies, processes and reporting procedures established by the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 in order to comply with the provisions of Title V of this Book. This examination and eval…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-2

I.-When a case is referred to the court in application of articles L. 3211-12 or L. 3211-12-1, the court, after hearing both parties, shall rule in public. He may decide that the hearings shall take p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29-1

…inter-communal cooperation meeting in the formation provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-45 and in compliance with the provisions of the second to fifth paragraphs of article L. 521…

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