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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article R754-3

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Steering Committee

Article R1418-17

…competence, in particular when it is consulted on applications for authorisation mentioned in b of 10° of article L. 1418-1, as well as on any issue relating to medical and scientific research. It en…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-8

…nd at the time they choose.The first paragraph is not applicable to the exceptions defined: -in 8°, 10° and 12° of Article L. 122-5; -in e of 3° and 7° and 8° of article L. 211-3; -4° bis, 5° and 6° o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ASSESSMENT OF THE ASYLUM SEEKER'S VULNERABILITY AND PARTICULAR NEEDS

Article L522-4

…de protection des réfugiés et apatrides of the applicant's vulnerability pursuant to article L. 531-10 or the merits of the application.This information may be processed automatically, under the condi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-14

…fringements of the provisions of the texts adopted for the application of the articles 2,3,4,6,7and 10 de la loi n° 94-665 du 4 août 1994 relative à l'emploi de la langue française.Any foundation reco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-21

…d unfit in the event of termination by the employer in breach of the provisions of Articles L. 1226-10 and L. 1226-11 or the second paragraph of Article L. 1226-20.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Implementing provisions

Article L2122-11

…ed as representative at national and cross-industry level pursuant to Articles L. 2122-5 to L. 2122-10.The High Council for Social Dialogue includes representatives of employers' representative organi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-11

…2-3 to L. 1322-7, as well as damage caused by work carried out under articles L. 1322-8 and L. 1322-10.In the cases provided for by articles L. 1322-3 to L. 1322-7, the compensation due by the owner o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-26

…e of a lawyer under the conditions provided for in the second and third paragraphs of l'article 696-10.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L2272-1

…t policy, guidance and initial and continuing vocational training and on the documents mentioned in 10° of article L. 2271-1, it also includes representatives of the regions, départements and ultra-ma…

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