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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-4

For the application of article R. 6523-11 to Mayotte, the words "25 km" are replaced by the words "10 km".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-44

The president of the regional chamber of trades and crafts or, by delegation, the president of the departmental level chamber of trades and crafts verifies that the natural persons mentioned in 3° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-4

Without prejudice to the exercise of the police powers belonging to the various administrative authorities, the use of a swimming pool or bathing water may be prohibited by the administrative authorit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: New extensions

Article L742-4

The liberty and custody judge may, under the same conditions as in article L. 742-1, be referred to again for the purpose of extending the period of detention beyond thirty days, in the following case…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-46

An insurance undertaking may use a financial futures instrument in anticipation of an investment if the following conditions are met throughout the transaction: a) The undertaking holds or will receiv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 7 : Applications for plant variety certificates relating to national defence

Article R623-46

…on may be granted under the conditions set out in the second and third paragraphs of article R. 623-45. The Minister for Defence may notify the Minister for Agriculture at any time of the lifting of p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-4

…shall exercise within its territory, in place of the region, the powers defined in 2° of Article L. 4221-1-1.The agreement is signed within eighteen months of receipt of the request.The agreement spec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-49

…equirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tru…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-44

…of the management company before the end of the lock-up period provided for in VII of article L. 214-28.The fund rules define the terms and conditions under which interest is charged on amounts not p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-42

Surface water whose physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics exceed the quality limits for raw water set by the decree mentioned in II of article R. 1321-7 may not be used for the produc…

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