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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-4

UCITS take the form of either open-ended investment companies known as "SICAVs" or unit trusts.UCITS may comprise different classes of units or shares under conditions laid down by the fund rules or t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employee rights and legal action

Article D8223-4

The employee is informed of the legal action envisaged by the representative trade union organisation in application of article L. 8223-4 by any means giving a date certain. This information specifies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

Access to the shared medical record by the professionals mentioned in article L. 1111-15 and in III of article L. 1111-17 as well as by health, social or medico-social establishments or services is su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-41

A branch authorised in accordance with Article L. 532-48 shall report the following information annually to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which shall inform the Autorité des ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-41

Applicant establishments or organisations are required to have: 1° Premises fitted out, arranged and maintained in accordance with the rules of good practice provided for in the first or third paragra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

Article L512-4

In the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 512-3, where the granting of subsidiary protection results from a decision of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile or the Conseil d'Etat, the matter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-41

The exhumation of the body of a person suffering, at the time of death, from one of the transmissible infections listed in a and b of article R. 2213-2-1, may only be authorised after the expiry of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-4

The Labour Inspector will conduct an adversarial investigation during which the employee may, at his request, be assisted by a representative of his trade union. Notwithstanding the previous paragraph…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-4

The notice referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 143-2-2 contains the following information 1° The name, country of origin and name of the authority responsible for supervising the suppleme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: Residence permits on humanitarian grounds

Article R425-4

During the reflection period provided for in article R. 425-2, foreign nationals are entitled to work and to vocational training. They may also benefit from:1° The asylum seeker's allowance provided f…

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