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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-38

…ry 2009 II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above, in Article L. 563-2, references to Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 are not applicable and references to the National Gami…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-20

…me of the customer's request, the following services are performed within a period shorter than the reference period specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of an increased fee…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for intervention

Article R4451-104

…ns of intervention do not allow it, the employer shall ensure that their exposure is kept below the reference level set in I of Article R. 4451-11. III -In exceptional situations, to save lives, preve…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article R6523-22

…the President of the Regional Council are exercised by the President of the Territorial Council;4° References to the region, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and La Réunion are replaced by those of Sai…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2

…ana, Martinique and La Réunion and in the absence of any specific mention for these collectivities, references to the regional health insurance fund are replaced by references to the general social se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-16

…aracteristics of the sources, the identification of the places where they are held or used, and the references of their suppliers and purchasers.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Control of video exhibition revenues

Article D222-3

…blication of videograms intended for private use by the public must visibly display the publisher's reference number allocated to them on each videogram they publish and on the cover.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-31

…or in Articles 728-32 and 728-33. The decision to refuse shall state the reasons for the refusal by reference to these same articles.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-23

…of hours for which a night worker must be qualified is set at two hundred and seventy hours over a reference period of twelve consecutive months.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-4

…se an average number of film screenings per cinema equal to or greater than 400 per year during the reference period defined in article…

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