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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Obligations of the guarantor

Article R7123-31

The formal notice referred to in article R. 7123-30 may be issued either by an employee or by a social security body or social institution, provided that their claims are certain, liquid and due. This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Holiday pay

Article R7213-12

…7213-9 to R. 7213-11 are payable under the conditions determined by articles L. 3141-28 to L. 3141-30, relating to holiday indemnities following termination of the employment contract, and in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-31

…lan, relying in particular on the medical-psychological emergency unit mentioned in article R. 6311-30.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6

…eater Paris public transport network within the meaning of II of Article 7 of Law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 on Greater Paris, or of the public transport infrastructure for which it is responsible, o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-2

…resulting from L. 212-1 A Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 22 March 2012 L. 212-3 with the exception of IV Law no. 2021-1308…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-4

…nstitutions and the Office des postes et télécommunications de Polynésie française shall, between 1 June and 31 July, at the invitation of the High Commissioner and in the presence of the Institut d'é…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-4

…Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonian Post and Telecommunications Office) shall take part, between 1st June and 31st July, in negotiations convened by the High Commissioner and in the presence of the Ins…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-2

…resulting from L. 212-1 A Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 22 March 2012 L. 212-3 with the exception of IV Law no. 2021-1308…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-9

…of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-17 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-17-1-1 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

Experts not included on any of the lists mentioned in article 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires…

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