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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R3123-22

…ursement of these expenses may be combined with the reimbursements provided for in articles R. 3123-20 and R. 3123-21..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

…tion of the supervisory ministers. Decisions relating to 4°, 6°, 7°, 9°, 13°, 14°, 15°, 16, 19° and 20° of article R. 5315-3 are enforceable after joint approval by the supervisory ministers. If no ex…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Obtaining a multi-annual residence permit without a change of reason

Article L433-5

…425-7; 3° La carte de séjour temporaire portant la mention " visiteur " prévue à l'article L. 426-20; 4° La carte de séjour temporaire portant la mention " jeune au pair " prévue à l'article L. 426-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-2

…ndary insolvency proceedings in accordance with Article 38(3) of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2015/848. The period provided for in the first paragraph shall be 20 days from receipt of the regist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-31

…the municipalities are elected within each of the electoral colleges referred to in article R. 5211-20. The representatives of the établissements publics de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité prop…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

…d 6° of II of Article L. 533-10, Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-17, article L. 533-19, article L. 533-20, articles L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1, II and III of article L. 533-29, as well as the provisions o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L764-7

…Article L. 433-1, with the exception of the fourth and fifth paragraphs of II thereof Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 433-1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-99…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…tion appointed by its President; 19° The President of the National Union of Outdoor Sports Centres; 20° The Director of Tourism at the Ministry responsible for Tourism; 21° The President of the most r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts referred to in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 concluded on the markets referred to in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-the-cou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Redundancies in the absence of secondary proceedings

Article R692-10

…y are preventive within the meaning of the fifth subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, whether they allow for a restructuring of the bus…

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