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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Direct marketing of banking and financial services

Article D754-20

…capital companies shall" are replaced by the words: "The Caisse des dépôts et consignations shall";2° In article D. 341-11:a) The words: "on behalf of the authorities referred to in article L. 341-7"…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article R2342-2

The provisions of articles R. 2142-2 to R. 2142-4 apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-27

The provisions of article D. 45-2 are applicable before the Criminal Appeals Chamber.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article D5221-2-1

Pursuant toarticle L. 5221-2-1 of the Labour Code, the condition set out in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the same code does not apply to foreign nationals who enter France in order to work in an employe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preparation, labelling, storage and processing of labile blood products.

Article R1222-27

…under the responsibility of one of the persons mentioned in the previous paragraph, by :1° Nurses ;2° Persons fulfilling the conditions for employment as medical laboratory technicians mentioned in a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-2

The cheque contains : 1. The name of the cheque, inserted in the actual text of the cheque and expressed in the language used for drafting the cheque; 2. A pure and simple mandate to pay a specific su…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-2

…tribunal members: 1° Officials of the Directorate of Judicial Services of the Ministry of Justice ; 2° Officials of the Directorate General of Labour of the Ministry of Labour; 3° Officials of the nat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Seizure operations

Article R3252-22

…icile of the debtor and creditor or, in the case of a legal entity, its name and registered office; 2° A separate statement of the sums to be seized, including principal, costs and accrued interest, t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D2661-5

For the application of article D. 2392-2, the words "to L. 2392-3" are replaced by the words "and L. 2392-2".

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-8

…ing the technical conditions of operation or comfort of existing cinemas or by creating new cinemas;2° The creation of new cinematographic establishments located in mainland France and the French over…

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