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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-3

…the same I are determined and distributed on the basis of the capital expenditure recorded for the 2017 and 2018 financial years.III - The expenditure mentioned in II falls within the scope of the re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5

…ttlors, trustees, beneficiaries and, where applicable, the third party within the meaning ofArticle 2017 of the Civil Code , or their equivalents for any other comparable legal arrangement governed by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-11

…application of the first paragraphs of Articles 16 and 18 of the above-mentioned Act of 20 January 2017 , the Chairman shall exercise the powers of the head of the company for the application of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-6

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-12 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-12-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…1111-8 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-27 of 12 January 2017 on the hosting of personal health data.Articles L. 1111-8-1 and L. 1111-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…ue has been submitted;2° Public offers of shares referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 of this Code or inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperati…

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

Article L331-8

…e 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° of articl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-25

…ith articles L. 421-22 or L. 421-23, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-12 and the children of the latter in the year following their eighteenth birthday or falling within…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L363-1

…1-2, L. 3332-11, L. 3335-3 and L. 3335-4 of the Public Health Code are replaced by articles L. 3813-12, L. 3813-13, L. 3813-26, L. 3813-35 and L. 3813-36 of the same code respectively; 2° The provisio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article L2241-5

…establishments for the elderly decide on the allocation of buildings are governed by article L. 315-12 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles.

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