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Showing 53815390 of 13303 articles for Art. n° 23/00062 · ANSA comité juridique n° 23-009 · CCRCS avis 2016-015

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-9-1

The Minister for the Economy may, after consultation with the Consultative Committee for Financial Legislation and Regulation and at the request of one or more of the representative professional bodie…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-6

For each recruitment carried out in application of articles R. 113-4 and R. 113-5, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée submits the applications for the opinion of a rec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-2

If, at the end of the negotiations, no agreement is reached, a statement of disagreement is drawn up under the conditions defined in Article L. 2242-5. The employer mentioned in article L. 4162-1 is t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Emergency medical care authorisation

Article R6123-5

Exceptionally, when the local situation justifies it, a health establishment authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 2° of article R. 6123-1 may be authorised, after consultation with the de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-524-1

After receiving the opinion of the medical committee, a hospital assistant may be entitled to return to work on a therapeutic part-time basis under the conditions laid down in articles L. 323-3 and R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-30

I. - To finance the operations referred to in Article L. 513-29, housing finance companies may issue bonds called housing finance bonds benefiting from the privilege defined in Article L. 513-11 and r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L773-2

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L774-2

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L775-2

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L752-5

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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