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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…016 L. 211-10 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 211-11 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-12 order no. 2011-1895 of 19 December 2011 L. 211-13 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-14 O…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5

…ated to the performance of this due diligence. Amendments to the engagement plan and work programme 12. On the basis of the elements collected during the performance of audit procedures, the statutory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

…11° The public or private health establishments in which the medicinal product may be administered;12° Where the medicinal product is prepared, distributed and administered in accordance with II of A…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L351-3

…n indiquée dans la colonne de droite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 312-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 312-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L284-2

…rritory of the Member States" are deleted; 10° The second paragraph of Article L. 251-7 is deleted; 12° In Article L. 270-1, the references to articles L. 812-3, L. 812-4 and L. 822-4 are deleted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-3

…oncerned; 9° Indemnities paid to persons drawn by lot as mentioned in article 4-3 and 2° of article 12 of order no. 58-1360 of 29 December 1958 on the organic law relating to the Economic, Social and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…Title VI of this Book. Mixed financial holding companies are also subject to Articles L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-4…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

…rnished and equipped with a telephone, allocated to the legal entity mentioned in article R. 744-20;12° An open-air walking area;13° Luggage storage.Administrative holding centres likely to accommodat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-14-1

The following shall be deleted by the managing department before expiry of the period mentioned in Article R. 53-14: 1° The data mentioned in 1° and 1° bis of I of Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-2

I.-The persons whose data is recorded in the register are those being prosecuted, within the meaning of paragraphs 10 and 1 of Article 706-56-2, and those convicted of one of the offences for which so…

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