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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative police measures

Article R784-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trial period.

Article L1242-11

…1242-9 ; 2° Early termination of the contract as provided for in articles L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-4 ; 3° Postponement of the end of the contract as provided for in article L. 1243-7; 4° the end-of-contr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-5

Investments accepted to represent the mathematical provisions of variable capital life insurance or capitalisation contracts, in which the sum insured is determined by reference to a reference value,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-4

The reports provided for in articles L. 232-3 and L. 232-4 are attached to the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3. These reports supplement and comment on the information provided in these docume…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-7

…where the processed data is hosted meets the conditions set out in 2° of II of Article R. 232-85-5; 3° An organisation responsible for a major event within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 230-3, provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks

Article R1322-44-2

The verification of water quality carried out by the Regional Health Agency, as part of the provisions of article R. 1322-40, includes an analysis programme for the sanitary control of natural mineral…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

…de and the conditions under which the employer may pay all or part of the additional contributions; 3° Measures to combat discrimination in recruitment, employment and access to vocational training, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-28

The liquidator shall be allocated, in respect of a mission to administer the company where the continuation of the business has been authorised pursuant to Article L. 641-10, a fee determined by an or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article R4002-5

In the case of an application for partial access for the purpose of establishing or providing a service, the competent authority shall refuse to issue the authorisation requested if it considers that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies with fifty or more employees

Article R2143-2

…as follows: 1° From 50 to 999 employees: 1 delegate; 2° From 1,000 to 1,999 employees: 2 delegates; 3° From 2,000 to 3,999 employees: 3 delegates; 4° From 4,000 to 9,999 employees: 4 delegates; 5° Abo…

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