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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of the payee's payment service provider

Article L722-11

…ated in the territory of the French Republic, the absence of the information referred to in Article L. 722-10 ; 2° Where the payer's payment service provider is located outside the territory of the Fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmacist inspectors

Article L5411-1

In the premises, places, installations and vehicles to which they have access pursuant to article L. 1421-2, as well as in places open to the public, public health inspecting pharmacists and inspector…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-14

I.-An association referred to in I of Article L. 519-11 may terminate the membership of one of its members at its request. Membership may also be withdrawn automatically by the association if the bank…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the availability of employee rights.

Article L3324-10

…n of the special profit-sharing reserve. However, a collective agreement which, pursuant to article L. 3324-2, establishes a profit-sharing scheme with a calculation basis different from that establis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-1

The Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 may take any appropriate measures to immediately remove a worker who has not withdrawn from a situation of serious and immin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-10

Collective management organisations are not authorised to use the income mentioned in 1° of article L. 324-9 for any purpose other than its distribution to right holders. However, they may deduct cert…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-16

…s the payment of compensation for damage caused by a natural disaster within the meaning of article L. 125-1 to a built property conditional upon its reconstruction in situ is deemed to be unwritten w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Contractual plan

Article L732-1

…ess situation reveals that the debtor is in the situation defined in the first paragraph of article L. 724-1 and that the debtor is the owner of a property, the commission shall endeavour to reconcile…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-12

The measures of restraint applied to foreign nationals detained pursuant to article L. 813-1 are strictly proportionate to the need for verification operations and for keeping them at the disposal of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-1

…or coordinates the implementation of these measures. The employment centres provided for in Article L. 5313-1 shall participate in the implementation of the outplacement measures provided for in this…

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