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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-21

…s to comply with: 1° The provisions relating to the prevention of explosions set out in articles R. 4227-42 et seq.; 2° The provisions of article R. 4215-12; 3° Les dispositions spécifiques de l'arrêt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-55

…essional training certificate corresponding to one of the functions referred to in articles R. 2223-42 and R. 2223-44 is required to perform another function referred to in this subparagraph, he must…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-12

…résolution issues the injunction provided for in 3° of Article L. 311-30, 1° of I of Article L. 311-42 and 1° of I of Article L. 311-48 to a person mentioned in I of Article L. 311-1, it shall be regu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-36

…ls below half of the share capital, the decision of the shareholders provided for in article L. 223-42 is published in a medium authorised to publish legal notices in the department where the company'…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-13

Any banker who receives notice from the Banque de France, pursuant to article R. 131-42, of a ban on issuing cheques concerning a person holding an account in his establishment shall record this notic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-90

…31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period mentioned in article L. 214-42. In the event of non-compliance with one of these quotas, the management company of the real esta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-43

The two experts mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 512-42 have the same mission. These experts have the same obligations, the same rights, the same responsibilities and receive the same re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-17

…ayor of the place where the body is deposited, in compliance with the provisions of article L. 2223-42.The authorisation, drawn up on plain paper and free of charge, is issued on presentation of the d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-5

…any person who fails to comply with the obligations set out in the last paragraph of Article L. 214-42 as it read prior toOrder 2011-915 of 1 August 2011 relating to UCITS and the modernisation of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-50

…the observations presented orally by the parties, under the conditions laid down by Articles R. 532-42 and R. 532-43.When appeals are lodged with it against decisions by the French Office for the Prot…

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