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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L774-38

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 548-1 and L. 548-2 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

…t up a National Sanctions Commission responsible for imposing the sanctions provided for in Article L. 561-40. It shall deal with breaches detected during inspections carried out pursuant to Article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-38

I. - The articles L. 2311-1 to L. 2311-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Article L. 2311-1-1 is applicable to the communes of French Po…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L775-38

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 563-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 563-2 Ordinance no. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019 L…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article L614-38

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in articles L. 614-32 to L. 614-35, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-38

…suspension, employed parents benefit from the protection against dismissal provided for in articles L. 1225-4 and L. 1225-5. The application of these articles does not prevent the expiry of the fixed-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-38

…he absence of an agreement, the compulsory counterpart in the form of time off mentioned in article L. 3121-30 is set at 50% of the overtime hours worked in excess of the annual quota mentioned in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company agreements

Article L2232-38

The validity of an inter-company agreement is assessed in accordance with articles L. 2232-12 and L. 2232-13. The 30% and 50% rates mentioned in the same articles are assessed at the level of all the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Waste

Article L4424-38

By way of derogation from the last paragraph of Article L. 541-15 of the Environment Code, the terms and procedures for drawing up, publishing, monitoring, evaluating and revising the regional waste p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-38

If the pharmacy referred to in Article L. 5125-22 ceases to operate, its website will be closed.

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