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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-7

…n the event that they do not benefit from the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 6152-42, or during the period of searching for an assignment, request their reinstatement;4° Members of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

…aph of article L. 225-24, the third paragraph of L. 225-40, the third paragraph of l'article L. 225-42 and by l'article L. 225-45 or, where applicable, by article L. 225-75, the fourth paragraph of ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-28

In order to carry out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France by Article R. 131-42 in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-8

…eivables guaranteed pursuant to articles L. 211-38 to L. 211-40, L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, and L. 313-42 to L. 313-49, and except in the case of liquid assets and short-term exposures to credit institut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-25

…BLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Act no. 2016-1048 of 1 August 2016 L. 2223-4, with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-5

…n of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2017-1107 of 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-5

…n of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2017-1107 of 22…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-1

…only to the goods. Furthermore, in the case of a bundled offer within the meaning of article L. 224-42-2, the provisions of this chapter only apply to goods. The conditions for rescinding these contra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495

…cond to fourth paragraphs of the Article 33 of the same law, except where the provisions of article 42 of the said law or of the article 93-3 of law n° 82-652 of 29 July 1982 on audiovisual communicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

…ent to these posts of persons belonging to the categories mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 6153-42.The assignment is decided by the director of the health care establishment, on the proposal of th…

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