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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-11

Credit institutions and finance companies must have paid-up initial capital or a paid-up endowment, the minimum amount of which, between one million and five million euros depending on the authorisati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The banques populaires network

Article L512-11

The Banques Populaires network comprises the Banques Populaires, the sociétés de caution mutuelle granting them exclusive guarantee rights under the Articles of Association and the Société de Particip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advertising

Article L515-11

The directors of a mutual guarantee company are personally liable for any loss resulting from a breach of the articles of association or of the provisions of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Caretakers of industrial and commercial establishments.

Article L3132-11

Caretakers and caretakers of industrial and commercial establishments who cannot be given a weekly rest period are entitled to compensatory rest. This derogation does not apply to young workers under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L2524-11

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-11

…ange in the distribution of working hours between the days of the week or the weeks of the month shall be notified to the employee, giving sufficient notice.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-11

The detailed rules for the application of this chapter shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular the conditions for authorising and carrying out research on embryos and embryon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-11

The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-11

The terms and conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined as necessary by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of sale

Article L3512-11

The sale of tobacco products from vending machines is prohibited.

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