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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption judgment

Article 354

The judgment pronouncing the adoption is mentioned or transcribed in the civil status registers under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The transcription takes the place of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The works council and other social dialogue bodies

Article R114-60

Notwithstanding article 10 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020, in centres with a workforce of less than two hundred employees, a specialised committee may be set up within the social co…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XV: The tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee.

Article 462

The Committee draws up an annual report for the Government and Parliament, which will be published, on the conditions under which transactions falling within the remit of the decentralised departments…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-11

For each bond issue, the association must provide subscribers with a notice setting out the terms of the issue and an information document. This document covers, in particular, the organisation, the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-28

The credit institution, finance company or FIA referred to in Article L. 313-23 may, at any time, prohibit the debtor of the assigned or pledged receivable from paying into the hands of the signatory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-2

Where membership of one sex or the other meets an essential and determining professional requirement and provided that the objective is legitimate and the requirement proportionate, the prohibitions p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-5

On building or civil engineering sites covered by article L. 4532-10, the project owner shall inform posted employees, by means of posters in the workplace, of the regulations applicable to them pursu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-12

The importation, by any organisation whatsoever, of a labile blood product or a plasma paste, for direct therapeutic use or intended for the preparation of health products, is subject to authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-5

With a view to controlling the irregular accumulation of activities defined in article 25 septies of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the appointing au…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-9

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the technical and guarantee rules applicable to the operations referred to in Article L.…

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