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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-124

…de on the opening date of a financial year. The information document provided for in III of article L. 214-35 specifies the cases in which and the conditions under which such a change of currency unit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Installation

Article D1442-12

…the court hearing within one month of publication of the appointment order referred to in articles L. 1441-1 and L. 1441-26.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Establishment and operation of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-12

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-21, the database is made available to the persons mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 2312-36 on a computer medium for under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-12

When the conditions for granting the exemption are met, the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code issue the interested party with a certificate of eligibility…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article R424-12

…tional holding a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-14, issued by France, may have it withdrawn if he loses the benefit of subsidiary protection…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier.

Article R513-12

Pursuant to Article L. 513-13, the slip used to transfer the loans referred to in Article L. 515-13 (1) to a société de crédit foncier must include the following information: 1° The name of the deed o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-120

…1333-104, the application for authorisation provided for in the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-9 for protection against malicious acts is accompanied by a file containing proof of the aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-12

…inning of the year; 2° The number of hours of compensatory rest acquired in application of articles L. 3121-28, L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-37 ; 3° The number of hours of compensatory rest actually taken d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-12

…ns of use which justify this exclusion are not complied with, the penalties provided for in article L. 211-26 and the increase provided for in article L. 211-27, 1st paragraph, will be incurred.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-12

…ster for the Economy;c) It has undergone an external assessment by an agency referred to in Article L. 544-4, in accordance with the conditions laid down by the same order;d) It is subject to and comp…

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