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Showing 35013510 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D*742-5

Article D.* 213-4 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by decree no. 2005-1006 of 2 August 2005.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D*744-5

Article D.* 213-4 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2005-1006 of 2 August 2005.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D*743-5

Article D.* 213-4 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from decree no. 2005-1006 of 2 August 2005.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Marketing authorisation issued by the European Union

Article R5121-53

…ion issued by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and super…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article R1424-56

For the application to the department of Bouches-du-Rhône of Chapter V "External fire defence" of Title II of Book II of Part Two, III of article R. 2225-3 is replaced by the following provisions: III…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-52

In the absence of an agreement or a convention mentioned in article L. 3142-65, the employee informs the employer by any means giving a date certain, at least fifteen days before the start of the repr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-50

For each hour of unpaid leave, the employee shall receive from the State an indemnity equal to that of the vacation mentioned in article R. 1423-55.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-51

The list of bodies referred to in Article L. 3142-60 is drawn up and kept up to date by a joint order of the Minister responsible for these bodies and the Minister responsible for the Budget.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-53

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-65, the employer may refuse to grant representation leave if he establishes that the number of employees, per establishment, who have benefi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L3121-54

A fixed number of hours may be worked on a weekly, monthly or annual basis. Days are calculated on an annual basis.

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