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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS.

Article R214-31-1

I. - Notwithstanding articles R. 214-24 and R. 214-26, a feeder UCITS may invest up to 100% of its assets in units or shares of a single master UCITS governed by French or foreign law and hold up to 1…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R524-3

The provisions of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-3

Failure to provide Pôle emploi with a statement of assignment contracts within the time limit set out in article R. 1251-7, in breach of the provisions of article L. 1251-46, is punishable by a third-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article R626-3

As an exception to Article R. 225-72, shareholders' requests for an item or draft resolution to be included on the agenda of the meeting must be sent to the registered office at least fifteen days bef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R3246-3

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to tips set out in articles L. 3244-1 and L. 3244-2 and in the Council of State decrees provided for in article R. 3244-2 is punishable by a third-class…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-31

Any incident or adverse reaction occurring during the import or export operation and likely to affect the quality or safety of gametes or germ tissue must be reported to the person referred to in 6° a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Help with adapting the workplace

Article R5213-33

The application for financial assistance submitted under article R. 5213-32 is sent to the Prefect of the department in which the establishment is located. It shall be accompanied by a technical descr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-38

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may postpone their response if they are unable to provide the information requested within the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 49-37. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1426-3

An order issued by the minister responsible for electronic communications on a proposal from the Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes shall set the rental charges for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-33

If the quality control has led to the reporting of a risk of incident as provided for in Article R. 5212-31, the operator shall notify the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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