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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Illness and accident

Article R1262-2

The declaration referred to in article L. 1262-4-4 shall be sent within two working days of the occurrence of the accident at work, by any means that can be relied upon to provide a date certain. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Hyperbaric fitness certificate and hyperbaric prevention advisor certificate

Article R4461-28

…indicates in particular: 1° The endorsement corresponding to the professional activity carried out; 2° The class defining, taking into account the maximum relative pressure, the zone in which the work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monitoring the obligation of continuing professional development

Article R4021-23

…ional association to which they belong. In the case of the professionals mentioned in article L. 4112-6, the employer, or the armed forces health service in the case of professionals covered by the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-2

…contains the following information:1° The company's name followed, where applicable, by its acronym;2° The form of the company, followed by the words "in liquidation";3° The amount of share capital;4°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-2

…the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° A financial institution is defined in accordance with Article L. 722-2. The financial institution thus defined may also be a financial holding company, a payment inst…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-20

The card issued in application of 2° of article L. 424-19 may not be withdrawn by the administrative authority when the community of life has been broken off due to family or marital violence.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-21

For the purposes of Articles L. 211-9 to L. 211-17, the State, public authorities, companies or organisations benefiting from an exemption under Article L. 211-2 are treated in the same way as an insu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authority cultural services

Article D1421-2

In application of the provisions of Article L. 1421-2, the rules relating to the deposit of communal archives are laid down by the provisions of articles R. 212-57 à R. 212-61 du code du patrimoine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Entitlement to leave

Article R7213-2

…idays and must be taken as non-working days by the categories of employees mentioned in article L. 7211-2, are deemed to be working days for the purposes of calculating holiday entitlement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L1146-2

The provisions of articles 132-58 to 132-62 of the French Penal Code, relating to deferment of sentencing, are applicable in the event of prosecution for a breach of the provisions of articles L. 1142…

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