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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Enhanced medical surveillance.

Article R4626-27

…lowing are entitled to enhanced medical surveillance: 1° The employees mentioned in article R. 4624-18; 2° Employees reinstated after long-term leave or long-term sick leave.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article R2223-103-1

I.-When 1° of II of article L. 2223-18-1-1, the crematorium operator shall pay the proceeds from the sale of metals recovered after cremation to one or more communes, which may only allocate the corre…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

I. - The financial administrations shall communicate to the administrations of the other Member States, at their request, any information that is likely to be relevant for the recovery of the debts me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…532-15 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 532-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-29 Act no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 532-30 to L. 532-32, I of L. 532-34, I of L. 532-36, L. 532-41 and L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

…612-16 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 612-17 Law no. 2013-1117 of 6 December 2013 L. 612-18 and L. 612-19 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 612-20, with the exception of the second and th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-2

…612-16 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 612-17 Law no. 2013-1117 of 6 December 2013 L. 612-18 and L. 612-19 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 612-20, with the exception of the second and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-20

…It shall be accompanied by the minutes of the meeting of the bodies referred to in article R. 4623-18. The request is sent within fifteen days of the decision of the bodies mentioned in article R. 46…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-2

…cle L. 128-1.The following may be recipients, within the meaning 9) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…to assistance provided by authors or performers to the actions mentioned in 9° of Article 3 of Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage.

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