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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article L352-7

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall immediately inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution if they become aware that the Solvency Capital Requirement no longer complies with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Advertising films

Article D210-7

Cinematographic works of an advertising nature are shown in half-lit cinemas and exploited in return for screen hire granted by the exhibitor of a cinematographic establishment to the company distribu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

For the application of articles 63,77 and 154, if the requirements of the investigation or inquiry relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-73 requires it, a person's po…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-2

The provisions concerning the suspension or splitting of the sentence, work release, temporary absences, semi-liberty and conditional release are not applicable during the period of security provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…ion, the sentence enforcement court may, exceptionally and under the conditions provided by Article 712-7, decide that the security period provided for by Article 132-23of the Penal Code be terminated…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-5

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article 720-4 of this Code, where the Assize Court has decided, pursuant to Article 421-7 of the Criminal Code, to increase the security period to thir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-7

The operator of a trading platform shall make available to the Autorité des marchés financiers, at its request, data relating to the order book or provide access to the order book so that it can monit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-74

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-73, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of leave is six months. It is six weeks in the event of an emergency; 2° The len…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Public holidays.

Article L3164-7

In industrial establishments operating continuously, young workers may be employed every day of the week, subject to the minimum rest period provided for in articles L. 3132-2 and L. 3164-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary allowance.

Article L3232-7

The supplementary allowance is paid by the employer.

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