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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-5

For the purpose of verifying the good repute conditions referred to in articles L. 519-3-3, L. 541-2, L. 541-7 and article L. 548-4, the body referred to in I of article R. 546-1 shall request the bul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-12

…of Article R. 2272-14, the following persons sit on each of the sub-committees mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of Article R. 2272-10: 1° The Minister for Labour or his representative, Chairman ;2° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Centre d'accueil et de soins hospitaliers de Nanterre.

Article R6147-95

…L. 6114-1 ; 2° The statement of projected income and expenditure provided for in Article L. 6145-1; 3° The overall multi-annual financing plan; 4° The recovery plan provided for in article L. 6143-3;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-17

…leave during which they receive the full remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1. At the end of a twelve-month period of leave, the person concerned may b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L312-34

…yment has been made pursuant to an insurance contract intended to guarantee repayment of the credit;3° If the early repayment occurs during a period when the borrowing rate is not fixed.In other cases…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-3

For all credit transactions other than those mentioned in article R. 314-2, the annual percentage rate of charge referred to in article L. 314-3 is calculated in arrears, expressed per hundred monetar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: The economic, social and environmental database

Article L2312-36

…women and men by job within the company, the proportion of women and men on the Board of Directors;3° Shareholders' equity and debt ;4° Total remuneration of employees and directors;5° Social and cul…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article L421-8-1

The time limits stipulated in article L. 313-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code do not run against the guarantee fund until the day on which it receives the information justifying its intervention.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article R551-5

If the applicant fails to appear within the five-day period referred to in Article R. 551-3, the benefit of material reception conditions may be terminated, pursuant to Article L. 551-16.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1b: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article D8-4

The authorisations provided for in I of article 15-4 are issued by the line manager mentioned in article D. 8-3 to which the department or unit to which the officer is assigned or temporarily seconded…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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