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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-14

…pational injury and disease branch of the general scheme. The fund mentioned in the first paragraph may delegate the management functions mentioned in articles L. 4163-15, L. 4163-16 and L. 4163-18 by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-2

…ofLaw no. 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 612-6 to L. 612-8law no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-21

Declarations of candidacy that do not comply with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-18 to L. 1441-20 on the closing date for the submission of candidacies may not be registered by the adminis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-7

The weekly working time of a night worker, calculated over a period of twelve consecutive weeks, may not exceed forty hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-18.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-12

…the articles mentioned in the table above, in Article L. 621-30-1, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and delegated regulations are replaced by references to Article L. 712-7.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-12

…the articles mentioned in the table above, in Article L. 621-30-1, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and delegated regulations are replaced by references to Article L. 712-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-45

…nically via the internet in accordance with the conditions set out in the aforementioned decree no. 2017-1811 of 28 December 2017, or by post, using a proportional list system with the remainders dist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2423-2

…to an agreement with it.II. - Article L. 2223-2 is applicable in its wording resulting from Law No. 2017-347 of 20 March 2017 relating to the extension of the offence of obstructing the voluntary term…

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

Article R621-1

…absent, he shall appoint one of the other members of the College to chair the meeting. The College may only deliberate if at least half of its members are present. A member who does not take part in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-95

Mutual insurance companies may not undertake insurance operations other than those mentioned in 1 to 18 of Article R. 321-1, subject to the provisions of Article R. 322-96.

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