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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article L4422-34

I.-The Executive Council and the Assembly of Corsica are assisted by an Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council of Corsica. The size of the council may not exceed that of the Assembly of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Temporary employment agencies

Article L6331-69

…at least equal to 0.30% of the amount of earned income mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6331-3, defined by an extended branch agreement concluded between the employees' trade unions and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding bodies

Article L742-10

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-166-1 to L. 214-168 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-169 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 M…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Clearing houses

Article L762-8

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 440-1 with the exception of its 3rd and 4th paragraphs and L. 440-2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central depositories

Article L762-9

…dicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 441-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Uni…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article L775-21

…pression: "financial instrument" refers only to financial instruments within the meaning of Article L. 211-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notices and requests for verification.

Article L8113-9

…our regulations and the requests for verification, measurement and analysis provided for in article L. 4722-1 are subject to procedural rules determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-2

The provisions of articles L. 716-4-10, L. 716-4-11 and L. 716-8 to L. 716-13 are applicable to infringements of the rights of the proprietor of a European Union trade mark.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-2

…they are prescribed by one of the following organisations: 1° The institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 ; 2° The bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1 ; 3° The bodies mentioned in 1° bis of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-9

Articles L. 6113-3 and L. 6113-4, for the missions mentioned in 2 to 4 of article L. 6431-4, and articles L. 6145-10 to L. 6145-15 are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna islands. In…

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