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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-38

…ewly authorised general-purpose investment funds may derogate from articles R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-30, R. 214-32-32 and R. 214-32-33 and 2° of article R. 214-32-42 for a period of six months followin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…tion of Articles L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force prior to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-1

…r notaries and bailiffs who perform these functions pursuant to 3° of the article 1 of the law of 1 June 1924 introducing French commercial laws into the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Mosell…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-2

…plans in application of article L. 212-1 of the Environment Code;b) The objectives and fundamental guidelines of the flood risk management plans provided for in article L. 566-7 of the same code;c) T…

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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 R445-2

…5-8R. 425-10 to R. 425-12R. 425-14R. 426-1 to R. 426-3R. 426-9 to R. 426-11R. 426-16from decree no. 2022-1740 of 30 December 2022R. 426-17 to R. 426-21R. 426-22of Decree no. 2022-1740 of 30 December 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-4

The State, in consultation with the region, establishes strategic guidelines for the implementation of the right to support for young people at risk of exclusion from the labour market as referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

…e limit extension rights applicable to them under the provisions of article 46 of law no. 87-588 of 30 July 1987 on various social measures, the age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article A712-2

…the limits of the following scale: CATEGORY NUMBER OF RESIDENTS INDICATOR POINTS 1 less than 5,000 300 2 5,000 to 9,999 450 3 10,000 to 29,999 600 4 30,000 to 99,999 750 5 100,000 and over 900

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-71

…Code, or, where applicable, in a shared electronic registration system pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-28

…re fitted with a protective barrier; - or inside the pool area. If the staircase is not between two vertical walls, the side ends and nosings of the steps must not be at a sharp angle. The tread of th…

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