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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-31

Where the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 7123-19 is insufficient, failure by any user to take the place of the modelling agency for the payment of sums still due to employees and socia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-3

I. - The articles L. 5211-42 to L. 5211-45 are applicable to Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of I of article L. 5211-43 :1° In 1°, "40%" is repl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-3

…for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis consults the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution with a view to reaching a joint decision on 1°, 2° or 3° of II of Article L. 613-20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-3

The provisions of articles L. 4131-2, L. 4141-4, L. 4151-6, L. 4221-15, L. 4241-10, L. 4311-12-1 and L. 4321-7 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Orde…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-18

…or distributors and ask them to bring the products they offer to the public into compliance with safety rules and then to submit them for inspection, within a specified period and at their own expense…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect.

Article L3132-21

The authorisations provided for in article L. 3132-20 are granted for a period that may not exceed three years, after obtaining the opinion of the town council and, where applicable, of the deliberati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules for negotiating unemployment insurance agreements

Article L5424-23

…emploi and the body responsible for managing the unemployment insurance scheme mentioned in article L. 5427-1, as well as qualified personalities. These representatives are appointed by the State. A d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

The provisions of Book III of this Part relating to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall apply within the limits of the provisions of this Code made applicable…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-21

…is continued by the debtor, who exercises the prerogatives devolved to the administrator by Article L. 631-17 and makes the notifications provided for in the second paragraph of II of article L. 631-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Membership.

Article L2261-3

…t fall within the scope of the agreement, their membership is subject to the provisions of articles L. 2261-5 or L. 2261-6, as applicable. Membership is notified to the signatories of the convention o…

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