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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L522-13

I. - 1° Any payment institution having its registered office in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Saint-Martin and wishing to carry on business in anot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4313-16

…ate of compliance by following, in particular, the instructions provided for in a of I of paragraph 1.4 of Annex II which appear at the end of this Title and by carrying out, where applicable, the per…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreements

Article R5132-27

…Prefect may enter into agreements to set up one or more integration workshops and work camps with : 1° A private, not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to employ the people referred to in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R6123-3-2

…sion, the Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance issues an opinion on :1° Multi-annual regional coordination agreements for employment, guidance and training covered by ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-1

…nale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the prerogatives set out in Article R. 5121-34. II.- As soon as a first request for authorisation for compassionate access for a medicinal p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-7

The mayor may prescribe: 1° To close or fill in quarries, clay pits, sand pits, ballast pits, marl pits, lime pits, clay pits, mine shafts, excavation holes or holes resulting from the uprooting of st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles

Article R4321-3

Where the measures taken in application of articles R. 4321-1 and R. 4321-2 cannot be sufficient to protect the health and safety of workers, the employer shall take all other necessary measures to th…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-8-2

I.-The visual assessment and prescription referred to in 1° of Article L. 4342-1 may be carried out by an orthoptist for patients aged between 16 and 42 who do not present any of the contraindications…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 quater

…d a contribution on beverages other than alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of article L. 111-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services mentioned in II.I bis.-.The contribution is payable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article L722-3

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply 1° "Instructing party" means either the person who holds an account with the payment service providers defined in point 3 and wh…

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