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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives and public companies.

Article L3323-9

The provisions of this Title as well as those governing cooperative production companies and agricultural cooperatives are adapted, by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, to make them applicable to these co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-9

Vouchers which have not been presented for reimbursement by an organisation mentioned in article L. 3261-7 before the end of the second month following the expiry of their period of use are definitive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the following days commemorating the abolition of slavery are public holidays: 1° 27 April in Mayotte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-2

I.-The persons whose data is recorded in the register are those being prosecuted, within the meaning of paragraphs 10 and 1 of Article 706-56-2, and those convicted of one of the offences for which so…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-63

For the companies referred to in the first paragraph of 1° of IV of article L. 214-30, the condition relating to the exclusivity of the holdings is met when the redeemable shares, equity securities or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-29

The procedures provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 561-33 enable the exchange of information necessary for vigilance within the group in the fight against money laundering and terr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-74

For the application of Article L. 613-57, the resolution board shall submit a request to the Chief Justice of the Cour de cassation for the appointment of an expert to carry out the assessments provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work

Article R3163-3

In the bakery and pastry-making sectors, night work for young workers may be authorised before 6 a.m. and, at the earliest, from 4 a.m. to enable young workers to take part in a complete bread or past…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-157

Notwithstanding decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 relating to health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service, the provisions of Title II of Book VI of Part IV of the regulatory p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-15

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine shall authorise the import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes, after obtaining the opinion of the Steering Committee. This au…

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