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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3133-1

The legal holidays listed below are public holidays: 1° 1st January ; 2° Easter Monday ; 3° 1st May ; 4° 8th May ; 5° Ascension Day ; 6° Whit Monday ; 7° 14th July 8° Assumption Day 9° All Saints' Day…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-6

Any advertising, regardless of the medium, relating to one of the transactions mentioned in article L. 312-1 and indicates an interest rate or figures relating to the cost of credit clearly, precisely…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-8

The following may hold accounts with the Banque de France: 1. The organisations defined in article L. 511-1; 2. The French Treasury, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22

…e following:1° Cash on an ancillary basis ;2° Financial contracts referred to in 5° of I of Article L. 214-20, which may be used solely for hedging purposes;3° The movable and immovable property neces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-10

…ensuring that this chapter is applied consistently by the regional commissions set up under article L. 1142-5 and evaluating the system as a whole in a report submitted to the Government and Parliamen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-2

…ice of other aesthetic acts, procedures, techniques and methods other than those covered by Article L. 6322-1 of this code may, if it presents risks to people's health, be subject to rules, defined by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-2

…ch it is intended. II. - Any public or private person holding an authorisation mentioned in article L. 1322-1 is required to : 1° Monitor the quality of the natural mineral water ; 2° Submit to health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8

…health and construction, must be preceded by a lead exposure risk report as referred to in article L. 1334-5. If such a report establishes the absence of coverings containing lead or the presence of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-10

In the absence of an agreement provided for in Article L. 2242-11 or in the event of non-compliance with its stipulations, the agreement dealing with the right of expression includes stipulations on :…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-2

…the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the persons mentioned in Article L. 654-1 against whom one of the following acts has been established are guilty of bankruptcy: 1° Av…

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