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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

…ed to in Part Eight of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and to use, for publications other than their financial statements, specific media and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L4343-3

…ng the profession in France or abroad, or suspended under the conditions set out in article L. 4311-26. However, if the applicant is banned from practising the profession in a country other than a Mem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-75

…f this article do not apply to companies operating in one or more of the classes mentioned in 20 to 26 of article R. 321-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R154-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article D1115-6

…opean funding. In the latter three cases, the provisions of I of Article 7 of Decree no. 2012-91 of 26 January 2012 relating to public interest groupings are applicable. In these cases, the grouping's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-46

…he Compagnie nationale by virtue of this title, and in particular its articles R. 821-25 and R. 821-26. At the proposal of the Executive Committee, it adopts the budget of the Compagnie Nationale, dis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General Manager.

Article R5312-19

…n legal proceedings and in civil acts, subject to the provisions of Articles R. 5312-23 and R. 5312-26. He has authority over all Pôle emploi staff. He appoints the Regional Directors as well as the D…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28

…s article are taken from the development grant provided for in Article L. 2334-13 of this code.From 2019, the total amount of the inter-municipality grant distributed each year is equal to the total a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-1

…fact, by any person offering an online intermediation service within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and trans…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article A711-1

…delegates on the national staff representative body provided for in V of the article 40 of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019; 2° The full and alternate members of the national joint committee are appoi…

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