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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-5

Where warranted by an emergency situation, in particular that described in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, or an adverse development that is likely to threaten market liquidity or the stab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Commitment of expenditure and accounting by the authorising officer.

Article D2573-62

The articles R. 2342-1 to D. 2342-12 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-3

…s may, on the instructions of the sentence enforcement judge or, if the second paragraph of article 131-9 or the second paragraph of article 131-11 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement judge, r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article D1112-67-1

For the application of article L. 1111-3-1, the healthcare establishments mentioned inarticle L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code provide their patients, following a stay or the provision of a ser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article R621-35-1

…or authorisation to disclose the connection data referred to in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 621-10-2 shall specify for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of having committed…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-1

…the National Sports Agency, sports federations approved under the conditions defined in article L. 131-8 and professional leagues, to ensure the protection of athletes' health and combat doping. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-1

Subject to the specific provisions of this Code, no person may :1° Mention or cause to be mentioned in a job advertisement the sex or marital status of the candidate sought. This prohibition applies t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-16

The following is punishable by a fine of €3,750 if a client company: 1° Employs a ported employee outside the cases provided for in Article L. 1254-3 ; 2° Disregards the prohibitions on employing a po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Disqualification.

Article L1457-1

An industrial tribunal member may be challenged : 1° When he has a personal interest in the dispute, the mere fact of being affiliated to a trade union organisation not constituting such a personal in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-1

…es I, II and III of this Book concern only terrestrial insurance. With the exception of articles L. 111-6, L. 112-2, L. 112-4, L. 112-7 and L. 113-4-1, they do not apply to insurance contracts governe…

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