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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-1

For application in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Article L. 5134-19-3 reads as follows:"Art. L. 5134-19-3 -Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-2

I. - 1. The sale or offer to sell products or services as a package is prohibited, except where the products or services included in the package can be purchased individually or where they cannot be s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L812-2-1

The list mentioned in Article L. 812-2 is divided into sections corresponding to the jurisdiction of each court of appeal.Where the mandataire judiciaire is an employee, it specifies that capacity and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Definitions.

Article L7123-2-1

To work as a model, a medical certificate must be issued. This certificate attests that the overall assessment of the model's state of health, assessed in particular with regard to their body mass ind…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2-1

The repurchase by the specialised finance company of its own shares or debt securities or the issue of new shares or debt securities may be temporarily suspended by the Board of Directors, the Managem…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-2-1

I.-Any person who engages in or assists in the rental of furnished tourist accommodation subject to article L. 324-1-1 of this Code and articles L. 631-7 et seq. of the Code de la Construction et de l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

I. - In companies which employ, at the close of two consecutive financial years, at least one thousand permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered offic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-14-2

The provisions of the Electoral Code and those of Law No. 77-808 of 19 July 1977 on the publication and dissemination of certain opinion polls referred to in this sub-section are applicable in their w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-1

Class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles L. 511-41 to L. 511-50-1, with the exception of I of article L. 511-45, and are not subject to the provisions of article L. 533-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

I.-Sociétés de crédit foncier may use the "European covered bond" label for the "obligations foncières" and other senior debt referred to in Article L. 513-2, paragraph 2 of the first paragraph that t…

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