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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book IV: Organisations and special insurance schemes

Article R451-2

…of article L. 451-1-1 are as follows: 1° The insurance companies referred to in I of article L. 451-2 and the insurance intermediaries referred to in article L. 511-1 who have been delegated by these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-2

…are prescribed by one of the following organisations: 1° The institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 ; 2° The bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1 ; 3° The bodies mentioned in 1° bis of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-2

Any person who disregards the provisions of article L. 8222-1, as well as any person convicted of having used, directly or through an intermediary, the services of a person who performs undeclared wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2312-21

…s, the quarterly information for the Social and Economic Committee provided for in 3° of Article L. 2312-69 sets out, month by month, the changes in the workforce and in the qualifications of employee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of expenses

Article R3123-22

Department councillors with disabilities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 3123-19 and covered by the provisions of articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labour Code (1) or who may cla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-2

The application for registration of an exhibition park provided for in Article R. 762-1 shall comply with Annex I of Annex 7-10 to this book.It shall also include:1° A plan of the park and its fixed a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-12

…ting the approval committee, taking into account the size of the distribution expenses mentioned in 2° of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: PENALTIES

Article L762-2

…ther than the Banque de France and the companies mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 751-2 is punishable by the penalties set out in article 226-18 of the Penal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R952-2

For the application of Article L. 233-16, the words: "24,000,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "2,864,000,000 CFP francs" and the words: "48,000,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "5,728,000,00…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article L351-2

…or manifestly unfounded, in exceptional circumstances and only in the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 531-26 and 5° of article

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