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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-33

…ponsible for monitoring compliance by the institutions referred to in Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to them under the terms of Article L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The National Council

Article R821-37

…gnie Nationale apportions the statutory auditors to the two colleges according to their activity on 30 June of the year in which their terms of office expire. Only individuals who have been appointed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-35

…t supervision by the European Central Bank pursuant to Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 and credit institutions or investment firms which constitute a significan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…agent of the judicial police. 2° Notifying victims of their rights, in application of article 10-2; 3° Carrying out, with the prior authorisation of the public prosecutor or the liberty and custody ju…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Closure of examination and request for reopening

Article L531-38

…provide information essential to the examination of his or her application pursuant to Article L. 531-5;3° The applicant has not informed the Office, within a reasonable time, of their place of resid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article L651-3

…neur with limited liability or the individual entrepreneur covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V has been ordered shall be paid in priority to the sums paid to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-3

…ts for which these professionals are entitled to reimbursement pursuant to III of Article R. 444-12;3° An indicative list of services provided under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Worker information and training

Article R4412-38

…to them; 2° Have access to the safety data sheets provided by the supplier of the chemical agents; 3° Receive training and information on the precautions to be taken to ensure their protection and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of the agreement.

Article R6142-34

…igned to it, with an indication, where applicable, of the private sector to which he/she may apply; 3° The number of internship and student posts to be filled by interns and students from the universi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to all activities

Article R4424-3

…es designed to avoid or minimise the risk of biological agents being disseminated in the workplace; 3° Signposting, the characteristics and procedures for which are laid down by a joint order of the m…

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