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Showing 27812790 of 3129 articles for Art. CA Colmar – 22 Nov. 2023 – no. 22/00551

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

Article R561-31

…y require all or some of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 to make the declaration electronically using a special computer application accessible via the Internet.II. - When the declaration is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-123

The radiation protection advisor: 1° Advises on : a) The design, modification or fitting out of workplaces and safety devices intended to prevent the risks associated with ionising radiation; b) The p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

…ork within the meaning of c) of article 70-3 of the decree of 29 December 1945 as amended by decree no. 76-404 of 10 May 1976 or work in successive shifts, or have habitually worked two hundred nights…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6134-2

…ociate trainees for a period of six months, renewable once, which may be split. The provisions applicable to students acting as interns set out in articles R. 6153-41, with the exception of the fourth…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

…The lawyer appointed pursuant to the second paragraph may consult the file immediately and communicate freely with the requested person. The Public Prosecutor shall then inform the requested person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…deposits and exposures as defined in articles L. 513-3 to L. 513-7 ; 2° For the financing of these categories of loans, exposures, securities and deposits, to issue bonds called obligations foncières…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…ines employees' employment and working conditions. In particular, it may define the guarantees applicable to them in the following areas: 1° Minimum wages ; 2° Classifications; 3° Mutualisation of fun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-54

…s of Article L. 356-2 shall transmit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervisor the report on the solvency and financial situation, the regular report…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-2

…el de la collectivité;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévues aux articles L. 7227-17 to L. 7227-21 and the training costs for elected representatives mentioned in article L. 7227…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-6

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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