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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article D224-3

For the application of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 224-3, the savings allocations that gradually reduce the financial risks for the policyholder allow investment in assets that are s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-30

…mary data on the financial situation of the Corsican local authority, provided for in 1° of Article L. 4425-18, include the following ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure / population; > 2° Actual op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-3

The youth employment agreement referred to in 1° of Article L. 5134-2 specifies in particular : 1° A description of the activities envisaged; 2° The number of positions and the nature of the employmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the director of the establishment or training centre

Article R6341-34

…responds to the request in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Regional Council. The establishment referred to inarticle L. 5315-1 of the Labour Code assumes the obligations set…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-3

…25-4, R. 425-7 and R. 426-19, the references to article 160-1 of the Social Security Code, articles L. 124-4 and L. 124-6 of the Education Code and articles L. 251-1 and L. 265-1 of the Social Action…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-36

The services listed under numbers 135,137 and 141 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7) Description of service Fee 13…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R443-3

…ords: "the right to practise the profession of their choice under the conditions set out in article L. 414-10" are replaced by the words: "the right to practise the profession of their choice in compl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4234-33

…l department, the latter shall be notified of the decision of the disciplinary chamber and may appeal. Decisions and orders shall also be notified, for pharmacists in one of the statutory situations m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-35

…These documents are made available to :1° The radiation protection inspectors mentioned in Article L. 1333-29 ; 2° The agents mentioned in Article L. 1333-24; 3° The agents or departments mentioned i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-34

…his end-of-assignment report, without prejudice to receipt of the indemnity provided for in Article L. 663-3. However, where the appointment of an agent is requested pursuant to the third paragraph of…

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