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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-6

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, when acting as the authority responsible for the supervision of a subsidiary of an undertaking which has its head office in another Member Sta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-3

The certificates referred to in 3° of article A. 322-3-1 of the French Sports Code are as follows: 1° The certificate of passing the "Pass nautique" test referred to in I of article A. 322-3-2 of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-52-1

For enrolment in a course preparing for the "sports development" speciality of the diplôme d'Etat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (State diploma in youth, popular education and sp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article R6323-10

I.-The employee submits a request for leave as part of a professional transition project to his employer in writing, no later than: 1° One hundred and twenty days before the start of the training cour…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

Art. 1At each annual due date of the contract, the premium payable by the insured is determined by multiplying the amount of the reference premium, as defined in Article 2, by a coefficient known as t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Shooting galleries for hunting weapons

Article A322-142

Permanent establishments or temporary facilities where shooting with hunting weapons is practised constitute establishments for physical or sporting activities within the meaning of article L. 322-2.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-8

For the issue of the residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7, when parentage is established with regard to a parent pursuant to article 316 of the Civil Code, the applicant, if he or she is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article R221-9

I.-Resources collected by institutions distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire and not centralised pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 221-5 are allocat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 91

When, after an investigation opened on the basis of a civil party's complaint, a decision has been made to dismiss the case, the person under investigation and any other persons referred to in the com…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article A212-2

The professional certificate for youth, popular education and sport mentioned in article D. 212-11 of the French Sports Code is organised into terms defined by decree and linked to a particular field.…

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