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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to medical auxiliaries.

Article L4381-1-2

Subject to reciprocity and provided that an international agreement has been ratified to this effect, holders of evidence of formal qualifications obtained in a State which is not a member of the Euro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-14-1

I.-When a public establishment created on the basis of article L. 4433-14 succeeds a public administrative establishment, all the rights, property and obligations of the public administrative establis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-6

The Autorité des marchés financiers is responsible for applying the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-10

A notice of fine and a payment card, the model for which is set by order of the Minister of Justice, shall be given to the offender when one of the offences provided for in article R. 49-8-5.The notic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-10

For the purposes of Article L. 152-3:1° The obligation to retain information relating to the transfer of sums to an account abroad or to a non-resident's account in France relates to the date and amou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-4

The sums due to the foreign national not authorised to work, in the cases provided for in 1° to 3° of article L. 8252-2, are paid to him/her by the employer within thirty days of the offence being det…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-15

The data used to assess any gaps in representation between women and men referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are as follows: 1° The percentage of women among all senior managers within the meaning of Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employment of foreign nationals not authorised to work.

Article L8271-17

In addition to the labour inspectors referred to in article L. 8112-1, officers and agents of the criminal investigation department, officers of the customs department and officers of the Conseil nati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A19

The physical organisation of the technical examination tests, which are held in one or more centres, is the responsibility of the police academy in accordance with the directives issued by the Ministe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A8

The material organisation of the technical examination tests, which take place in one or more centres, is provided by the military personnel directorate of the national gendarmerie. During the tests,…

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