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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-5

Where an institution referred to in Article L. 370-1 offers services not covered by Article L. 370-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, without prejudice to the second paragraph of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Individual accounts for periodic certification

Article D4022-5

For the purposes of the second paragraph of Article L. 4022-10, the administrative authority responsible for managing individual accounts is the public interest group mentioned in Article L. 1111-24.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-58

The maximum duration of twenty-four months of employability assistance may, for the persons mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 5134-67-1, be extended to sixty months by successive extensio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 623-27-1 is ordered by the president of one of the judicial courts mentioned in Article D. 631-1, within whose jurisdiction the ope…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-58

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, as part of the implementation of the due diligence measures provided for in Articles L. 561-4-1 to L. 561-14-2, persons subject to the AML/CFT reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract

Article R5142-5

For the purposes of calculating the insurance allowance and determining the contributions provided for in articles L. 5422-9 to L. 5422-11, remuneration is calculated in accordance with the procedures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention principles

Article R4451-5

In accordance with the general principles of prevention set out in Article L. 4121-2 of this Code and the general principles of personal radiation protection set out in Articles L. 1333-2 and L. 1333-…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 10: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Article R211-51

For the application of article L. 211-21, any natural or legal person legally established in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Refusal and withdrawal of the temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" or "ICT mobile trainee".

Article R421-58

The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30 or the temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile trainee" provided for in article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-5

…who provide one or more of the services for identifying the owners of securities mentioned in articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 publish on their website the fees associated with each type of service

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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