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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-1-1

The value date of a cheque payment transaction denominated in euros may not differ by more than one business day from the date on which it is booked to a deposit account or a payment account.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12-1

Credit institutions or finance companies shall provide companies applying for a loan or receiving a loan with their rating and an explanation of the factors that led to the rating decisions concerning…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-1-1

A public service, placed under the responsibility of the Minister for Health, has the task of disseminating free of charge and as widely as possible information relating to health and health products,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L134-1-1

Under the conditions set out in article L. 134-5, urban communities, metropolitan areas and the Lyon metropolitan area may set up one or more tourist offices in all or part of their territory. The are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L515-1-1

The equity capital of a finance company may not be less than the amount of initial capital required at the time of its authorisation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-16-1

Each trade union delegate may use delegation hours, apart from those mentioned in article L. 2143-16, to take part, on behalf of his organisation, in negotiations or consultations at a level other tha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L410-1

In accordance with article L. 237-1, the provisions of articles L. 414-4 to L. 414-9 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-18-2

…stance at home that they have incurred as a result of attending the meetings referred to in article L. 2123-1. This reimbursement may not exceed, per hour, the hourly amount of the minimum growth wage…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4-1

The Chairman of the body referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 432-2 delegates all of his powers of operational management of the aforementioned body to the General Manager of this body. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-8-1

For the application of this Code, with the exception of Part Two, employees made available, in whole or in part, to one or more of its members by an employers' group are not taken into account in the…

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