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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

In each "Société de Crédit Foncier", a Specific Controller and an Alternate Specific Controller chosen from among the persons registered on the list of Statutory Auditors are appointed for a term of f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6462-4

The President of the Territorial Council is the authorising officer for local authority expenditure and prescribes the execution of local authority revenue, subject to the specific provisions of the t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-1

The undertakings referred to in 4° of I of Article L. 310-2 may not carry on the operations referred to in Article L. 310-1 in the territory of the French Republic unless they have obtained administra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L743-12

The Livret A is distributed by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications under the conditions set out in articles L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-6 and L. 221-38. All funds collected for this passbook…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5

I. - Establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, in application of article L. 1243-2, may obtain, for therapeutic purposes, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction of labour inspection officers

Article L8112-2

The labour inspectors referred to in Article L. 8112-1 also record : 1° The offences of discrimination provided for in 3° and 6° of Article 225-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences of sexual or moral…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

…of Paris, the Prefect of Police exercises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in Paris and by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-2

The promotional communication defined in article L. 1223-1 must not be misleading or undermine public health protection. It must present the product objectively and encourage its proper use. It must c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-6

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of articles L. 421-1 to L. 421-5 and in particular the legal bases and procedures for determining the compensation whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-4

The sums due to the foreign national not authorised to work, in the cases provided for in 1° to 3° of article L. 8252-2, are paid to him/her by the employer within thirty days of the offence being det…

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