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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L3131-2

…temporary or seasonal increase in activity, pursuant to 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service ;6° Requisition orders f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…urity contributions;5° bis Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale, les…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…>L. 233-5 of the same code; 2° An employee seconded under the conditions set out in articles L. 1262-1 and L. 1262-2 of this code and working regularly and habitually for an employer established in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165-1

…aning of Articles 2 and 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related repor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-4

…L. 310-2 have an amount of eligible own funds consisting of the items referred to in Article R. 351-26.The Solvency Capital Requirement and the Minimum Capital Requirement are calculated in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-1

…rticle 18(3) or (6) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms, the Autorité d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-10

…ples taken or likely to be taken from missing persons who are the subject of searches under Article 26 of Law No. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming and whose death is presume…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…ligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…ns, or a victim of a natural disaster, or a person who is the subject of a search under the article 26 of law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming and whose death is presume…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

…y on the activities set out in article L. 321-11 ;7° The associations referred to in article L. 322-26-3.

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