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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L754-12

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 321-1 and L. 321-2 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 321-3 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 200…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article L724-2

If, during the execution of the processing measures provided for in Articles L. 732-1, L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7, it appears that the debtor's situation has become irretrievably compromised unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Protection in the event of a partial transfer of undertaking or establishment.

Article L2414-1

…mployee included in a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment by application of article L. 1224-1 may only take place after authorisation by the Labour Inspector if the employee holds one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-1

…e mayor, the deputies then the municipal councillors rank.Subject to the last paragraph of articles L. 2122-7-1 and L. 2122-7-2 and the second paragraph of article L. 2113-8-2, the deputies rank accor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-5

For the application in New Caledonia of article L. 1142-7, the first sentence of the first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "The matter may be referred to the commission by any perso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-18

…L. 232-7 or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…No 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 and 2022/858 of 30 May 2022 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9 of this Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-10

The transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 must be publicised in a manner determined by decree. This decree specifies the conditions under which failure to publicise the transaction will result…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and safety coordination and coordinator.

Article L4532-5

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 4532-7, the provisions necessary to ensure that the persons responsible for coordination have the authority and resources required to perform their dutie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-21

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 6353-7 will result in a fine of 4,500 euros being imposed on any trainee who is unable to attend the training course due to duly recognised force ma…

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