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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L763-10

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 451-1-1 Ordinance no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-10

…icular: 1° The procedures for presenting and the content of the declaration provided for in article L. 513-10-2 ; 2° The information that must be included on the container and packaging of a tattoo pr…

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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 Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

Within the institution referred to in Article L. 5312-1, a national ombudsman shall be set up to receive and deal with individual complaints relating to the operation of this institution, without prej…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The National Insurance School.

Article L412-1

I. - Expenses of all kinds arising from the operation of the Ecole Nationale d'Assurances are covered by direct or indirect payments from insurance companies, their professional bodies and national fe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition and operation of the artistic committee

Article R2172-19

For projects located outside France, the artistic committee mentioned in article R. 2172-9 is made up of the following members: 1° The project owner or his representative, who chairs the committee; 2°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article L421-15

…State, provided that he or she has sufficient resources, without the condition laid down in article L. 412-1.Long-term mobility lasts for a maximum of twelve months. Short-term mobility lasts for a ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-10

In the absence of an agreement provided for in Article L. 2242-11 or in the event of non-compliance with its stipulations, the agreement dealing with the right of expression includes stipulations on :…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R940-1

…chapters below, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in French Polynesia:1° Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-234-2, insofar as they concern State institutions and departments and legal ent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contribution of the armed forces health service to other public health initiatives

Article R6147-134

The departmental mobilisation plans mentioned in article L. 3131-8, the zonal mobilisation plan mentioned in article R. 3131-6 and the system mentioned in article L. 3131-11 include the measures speci…

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