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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-15

I. - In the performance of its compensation mission provided for in I of Article L. 312-5, the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution shall have access to information held by its members, by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-8-1

I. - Medical biology examinations, including in emergency situations, are carried out within timescales compatible with the state of the art, in accordance with the information available to the biolog…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-10

…identification details of these persons or entities in the national register referred to in Article L. 562-9. These measures are enforceable from the date of publication. They cease as soon as the ide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Guarantees conferred on general councillors and regional councillors attending the congress of elected departmental and regional representatives

Article R5914-1

…ngress of departmental and regional elected representatives of the departments mentioned in article L. 5911-1 meets, the articles R. 3123-1 to R. 3123-8 and R. 4135-1 to R. 4135-8 are applicable to de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

…of units in professional private equity funds is reserved for the investors referred to in article L. 214-144 as well as for investors who are managers, employees or natural persons acting on behalf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-1

…woman who has recently given birth or a nursing mother in prohibited work, in disregard of article L. 4152-1 and the decrees adopted for its application, is punishable by a fine of the fifth class. R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-16

The measures referred to in articles R. 5132-1-14 and R. 5132-1-15 are taken taking into account: 1° The nature and number of irregularities detected during the annual inspection; 2° Any irregularitie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-17

…ile which is, where appropriate, appended to the workplace maintenance file provided for in Article R. 4211-3. This file includes, in particular, the instructions and documents provided for ventilatio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-13

…oliday, unilaterally alter the terms of the contract other than the price in accordance witharticle L. 211-12, unless: 1° The organiser or retailer has reserved this right in the contract; 2° The alte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-14

…rm.It comprises :1° The chairmen of the delegations ;2° The representatives provided for in article L. 4232-13;3° A pharmacist public health inspector representing the Minister for Health and a pharma…

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