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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-14

…d of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a person referred to in Article L. 311-5 to provide, as part of the recovery plan or convergence plan submitted to the Autorité purs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-6

…are exercised for the benefit of employees, as well as :1° Employees within the meaning of article L. 4111-5, in matters of health, safety and working conditions;2° Employees of external undertakings…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-32

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-28, a company collective agreement or convention or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention shall determin…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article L134-6

…3° donations and legacies 4° The taxe de séjour or taxe de séjour forfaitaire defined in article L. 2333-26 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales, if it is levied on the territory of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-1

…l apply in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands:- Title I, with the exception of articles L. 4211-6, L. 4211-7, L. 4212-1 and L. 4212-3 ;- Chapters I and II of Title II, with the exception o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2

I.- Applications for invalidation of trademarks based on Articles L. 711-2, L. 715-4 and L. 715-9 shall be filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property by any natural person or legal entit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…is valid for four years, except when it is issued: 1° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-22 ; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit issued to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-25

…ting and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2, wishing to publish a single report on their solvency and financial situation containing in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-11

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 5211-5 , the following shall be determined by decree:1° The rules governing practice and, where necessary, equipment ;2° The conditions of validity of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5218-2

I.-A.-The metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence exercises the competences provided for in article L. 5217-2, with the exception of: 1° The competence "promotion of tourism, including the creation of to…

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