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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-3

The bodies responsible for collecting unemployment insurance contributions, mentioned in article L. 5427-1, may transmit to the employer or its third party declarant within the meaning ofarticle L. 13…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-30

…out as part of the investigation and recording of breaches of the provisions laid down in articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 and Book IV of the legislative part of this Code, as well as the provisions ado…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article R625-3

…claims is filed at the registry. He points out that the foreclosure period provided for in Article L. 625-1 runs from the publication provided for in the third paragraph below. Employees whose claims…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R111-3

The marine renewable energy installations referred to in d of 1° of Article L. 111-6 are installations for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources as defined in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-35

The master plan of the regional chamber of commerce and industry, defined in 2° of Article L. 711-8, determines the administrative boundaries of the chambers of commerce and industry attached to it an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-34

…haring agreement are governed by the rules applicable to company mutual funds mentioned in articles L. 214-164 and L. 214-165 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. In addition, the fund rules may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-37

…mpany for a period of one year from the date of expiry of the period provided for in either article L. 3323-5 or article L. 3324-10 as applicable. Once this period has expired, these sums are remitted…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R514-32

…e, in particular the acquisition of holdings in public limited companies as provided for in article L. 514-1, without prejudice to the general provisions applicable to disposals by public bodies;4° Ag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D31-3

…ce, other than those provided for by the law of 29 July 1881 on freedom of the press or by articles L. 86, L. 87, L. 91 to L. 100, L. 102 to L. 104, L. 106 to L. 108 and L. 113 of the Electoral Code,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-38

…ational Public Health Agency, in order to carry out the tasks mentioned in 1°, 2° and 6° of article L. 1413-1, needs the individual data mentioned in articles L. 1413-6 and L. 1413-7, its Director Gen…

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