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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-80

…onsible for vocational training and the budget in accordance with the provisions of article R. 6332-25.From the date on which the level of funding is set by the national joint employment committee, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Control

Article R6332-95

…s not comply with the rules laid down in articles R. 6332-22, R. 6332-22-3 to R. 6332-22-5, R. 6332-25 to R. 6332-27, R. 6332-28-1 and R. 6332-29, R. 6332-42 and R. 6332-94 will give rise to a repayme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Reunion Island, Mayotte or mainland France"; 3° In Article L. 312-4, the words: "and mixed financial holding companies" are del…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Involvement of the State representative in the département

Article R1334-29-9

…ied out by persons and bodies with the qualifications referred to in articles R. 1334-23 to R. 1334-25.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3-0

…le legal arrangement governed by foreign law; 2° He or she holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the assets, rights or securities included in a trust or any other comparable legal arrangemen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-2

…422-5 R. 422-7 to R. 422-9 R. 422-11 and R. 422-12 R. 423-1 to R. 423-5 R. 424-1 to R. 424-12 R. 425-1 to R. 425-14 R. 426-1R. 426-2from decree no. 2021-313 of 24 March 2021R. 426-3R. 426-4of decree…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Special allocation relating to the conditions of exercise of local mandates.

Article R2335-1

…ge per capita financial potential of municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, increased by 25%; 2° A second part is allocated in addition to that mentioned in 1°: a) To municipalities benefit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-6

…sion of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.The credit institution referred to in article L. 518-25-1 receives additional remuneration in respect of its specific obligations regarding the distribut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-134

…lic prosecutor hearing the investigation or the investigating judge hearing the information shall remain competent, including in the cases mentioned in Article 25(6) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/19…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Control of the legality of the transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-12

…consequences of the transfer on the involvement of employees within the meaning of articles L. 439-25 to L. 439-50 of the Labour Code.

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