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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-1-3

The period of leave provided for in 3° bis of article L. 3142-1 begins to run, at the employee's choice, either during the seven-day period preceding the child's arrival at home, or on the day the chi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-1

…n in Article L. 531-3 of the Environment Code. In order to carry out its duties, the Agency shall : 1° Organise expertise in its field of competence as defined in Article L. 1313-1, relying in particu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…company mutual fund which may be subscribed to as part of a company pension savings plan may hold: 1° Up to 10% of securities which are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, without prejudic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-14

The disciplinary sanctions applicable to councillors are: 1° A reprimand; 2° Suspension for a period not exceeding six months; 3° Disqualification from holding the office of councillor for a maximum p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-13

The declaration to be made by the project owner or the instructing party, pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 1262-4-1, when his co-contractor has not sent him the acknowledgement of receip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R483-1

The category of items referred to in Article L. 483-1 shall be identified, as precisely and narrowly as possible, by reference to common and relevant features of its constituent parts, such as the nat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article R775-17

Article R. 531-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022, subject to the deletion in the second paragraph of the words: "in…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Shipment and conduct abroad of goods intended for export.

Article 119

1. Civil and military aircraft leaving the customs territory may only take off from customs airports. 2. The same provisions as those laid down in articles 78-1, 79, 80-1 and 81 of this Code shall app…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

Persons are excluded from the contract award procedure if: 1° They have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 82…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4322-11

The following are determined by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The conditions of access to studies leading to the State diploma of chiropodist ; 2° The procedures for admission to the training c…

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