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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-2

Work experience periods are open to anyone receiving personalised social or vocational support, provided they are prescribed by one of the following organisations: 1° The institution mentioned in arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-2

Financial investment advisers who are natural persons, as well as natural persons with the power to manage or administer legal persons authorised as financial investment advisers, must meet the age an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support for advice and training.

Article L5522-21

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, for the application of article L. 5141-1 relating to the creation or takeove…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Product monitoring and governance requirements

Article L516-2

The obligations set out in Article L. 516-1 do not apply to: 1° Insurance products covering the risks referred to in Article L. 111-6; 2° Contracts mentioned in b of article L. 861-4 of the Social Sec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-2

The employers mentioned in article L. 5424-1 are responsible for managing the insurance allowance. They may, by agreement with Pôle emploi, on behalf of the body mentioned in article L. 5427-1, entrus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-21

I.-For the application of article L. 5121-1 :1° Army hospitals are considered to be health establishments ;2° The Armed Forces Central Pharmacy may be authorised to make the hospital preparations ment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Transfer to the State responsible for examining the claim

Article L572-2

The transfer decision may not be enforced automatically until fifteen days have elapsed. However, this period is reduced to forty-eight hours in cases where a decision to place the foreign national un…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

Except in cases where the user is a natural person acting for non-business purposes, the provisions of article L. 133-1-1, the last two paragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L.…

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