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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R3311-3

The provisions of this Title also apply to the persons mentioned in Articles L. 3312-2 and L. 3312-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-34

The State ensures the safety of the personnel involved in the missions defined in 3° of article L. 6111-1-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-34

The granting by a network institution of the guarantees mentioned in 3° of article R. 712-7 is subject to the following rules: 1° The granting of guarantees means the granting of loan guarantees or su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-19

…e, up to the limit of 10% stipulated in II of article R. 214-32-18 : 1° warrants ; 2° Savings bonds 3° Promissory notes 4° mortgage notes 5° Shares or units in FIAs established in another Member State…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for script rewriting

Article 411-32

Screenplay rewriting grants are awarded in the cases provided for in 2° and 3° of article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal enjoyment

Article 386-3

…h usufructuaries are liable;2° The child's food, maintenance and education, according to his wealth;3° The debts encumbering the estate received by the child insofar as they should have been paid out…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the director of the establishment or training centre

Article R6341-35

…ng course abandonments and dismissals, as well as the reasons for them, and work-related accidents; 3° For other trainees, notifies the department in charge of remuneration of the monthly attendance r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-10

…sanction is at least a warning and at most a two-year suspension, depending on the degree of fault; 3° Subject to the application of the provisions of 1° or 2°, where the violation involves the failur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-3

In addition to the powers devolved to the regional committee by articles R. 6123-3 to R. 6123-3-2, the Mayotte committee is responsible for: 1° Issuing an opinion on the regional charter or plan for p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-30

The period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 228-29-3 is two years from the initial date of the consolidation transactions. Shareholders who have given the undertaking provided for in…

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