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

Article L513-2

I. - Sociétés de crédit foncier are specialised credit institutions whose exclusive purpose is to:1° To grant or acquire guaranteed loans, exposures to public entities and securities, deposits and exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1

I.-Employees who are fit for work and looking for work, who meet the conditions of age and previous activity, and whose : 1° Either the loss of employment is involuntary, or is treated as involuntary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

I.-To ensure compliance with the national target for health insurance expenditure or the other targets mentioned in the Social Security Code, in the event of a revision of their amount, or in the even…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° A The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 412-6 is not applicable to the renewal of the residence permit of a foreigner in a state of po…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-15

I.-Provided that the essential obligations of the contract continue to be met, the implementation of a crisis prevention or management measure referred to in Articles L. 311-12, L. 311-14 or L. 311-30…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Governance

Article L224-36

…tatutory auditors and the directors of the insurance undertaking for any information on the financial situation and actuarial balance of the auxiliary allocation accounts referred to inarticle L. 142-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article L236-48

A cross-border partial contribution of assets is the transaction whereby a société par actions or a société à responsabilité limitée with its registered office in France participates in a transaction…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4

The regional health agency may propose that contracted healthcare professionals, healthcare centres, healthcare clusters, healthcare establishments, accommodation establishments for the elderly and de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article L4163-16

I.-Under conditions defined by decree, the management bodies mentioned in article L. 4163-14 of this Code and, for the companies and establishments mentioned in articles L. 722-20 and L. 722-24 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-6

In the case provided for in 3° of article L. 6133-1, medical professionals from health establishments, armed forces hospitals and other elements of the armed forces health service, as well as health c…

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