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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-26

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee member of the board of directors of a mutual association, union or federation.

Article L2411-19

Article L. 114-24 of the French Mutual Code sets out the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employees who are members of the board of directors of a mut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

…portfolio management companies authorised to provide the services mentioned in 1, 2 or 3 of Article L. 321-1 may initiate or conclude transactions with eligible counterparties without complying with t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in article L. 5521-3, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 5125-23, articles L. 5125-24 to L. 5125-31 and 3° and 6° of article L. 5125-32 areapplicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-15

…an employer for failure to comply with the provisions of this Title, with the exception of Articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-21, L. 5422-22 and L. 5422-24 and those of Chapter IV, shall be preceded by form…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-30

…ure may only be implemented in respect of unaccompanied minors in the cases provided for in Article L. 531-24 or if the applicant's presence in France constitutes a serious threat to public order, pub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L633-8

Articles L. 612-24, L. 612-26 and L. 612-44 apply to all entities located in a Member State or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, whether regulated or not, that are pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Commercial distribution networks

Article L341-1

…le II of Book I of this Code, or providing the services mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 330-3 and, on the other hand, any person operating a retail shop on his own behalf or on behalf o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Accessibility obligations

Article L314-32

The creditor shall ensure that the information sheets provided for in articles L. 312-12 and L. 313-7 as well as the credit offers and agreements provided for in articles L. 312-13, L. 312-28 and L. 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-9

For the application of articles L. 622-24, L. 626-20, L. 625-3, L. 625-4 and L. 662-4, the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the French Labour Code are the territorial institutions resp…

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