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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

…itutions, finance companies, investment firms and members of clearing houses referred to in Article L. 440-2 .3 must publish their annual financial statements in accordance with the conditions set by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-3

…ions relating to the hospital civil service. The temporary employment agencies mentioned in article L. 1251-1 of the Labour Code certify to the health care institutions, before the start of the tempor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L8291-3

…r Inspectorate inspector has initiated an inspection into compliance with the provisions of Article L. 8291-1. The decision of the administrative authority may be invoked in the future against all age…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexation

Article L112-3

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 112-1 and the first and second paragraphs of article L. 112-2 and in accordance with procedures defined by decree, the following may be indexed t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3

…e database;3° The extraction and re-use of a database under the conditions defined in 7° of Article L. 122-5, in 1° of Article L. 122-5-1 and Article L. 122-5-2 ;4° The extraction and re-use of a subs…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-3

I.-For the purposes of their registration in the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1, insurance or reinsurance brokers, both individuals and companies registered in the Trade and Companies R…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER I: DEFINITIONS - GENERAL RULES FOR CREATION, USE AND CONTROL.

Article L211-3

…L. 211-2 and in I of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3381-3

…ons of Book II in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1is deleted; 2° Article L. 3212-1 1° is worded as follows: "1° A legal instrument such as an…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-3

…n of the provisions of Book II in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 is worded as follows: "1° A legal instrument such a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-3

…d employees recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 with an e…

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