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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-5

…de paiement a request for compensation under the partial activity allowance provided for in article L. 5122-1. This request includes : 1° Information relating to the identity of the employer ; 2° The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 5

…ce of the price. (4) All the supporting documents referred to above shall be produced in the original. However, where these documents have been deposited with a notary, the originals may be replaced b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for collecting identity and non-identifying data

Article R2143-5

…he doctor from the health organisation or establishment mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2142-1 collects the identity and non-identifying data, mentioned in I of Article L. 2143-3, from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-54

…ch are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28 or in entities mentioned in 2° of II of Article L. 214-28 whose securities or rights are i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-5

In article R. 711-15 : a) In the first paragraph, after the words "members of the bureau", the words "elected in respect of the college representing activities in the industry, commerce and services s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-5

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, in the event of disagreement with a joint decision communicated to it by the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R752-5

Three months before the end of the period specified in the last paragraph of article L. 773-17, the Office des postes et télécommunications will notify account holders or their beneficiaries of the fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R753-5

Three months before the end of the period set out in the last paragraph of article L. 774-17, the Office des postes et télécommunications will notify account holders or their beneficiaries of the forf…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-58

The application for provisional approval must be accompanied by the following information and supporting documents:1° A presentation of the cinematographic or audiovisual work in French or English, in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-167

…pply to securitisation undertakings, with the exception of this sub-section and I and II of article L. 214-24.II. - By way of derogation from I, securitisation undertakings which comply with character…

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