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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-1 A

…is the record of the records applicable to it, excluding those concerning the following decisions: 1° Convictions that have been expressly excluded from being mentioned on the record, pursuant to Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7-1

The General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers may also lay down rules for informing the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the public about orders, transactions and positions in finan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information for holders

Article L224-7-1

…ts they have subscribed to during their lifetime. The online service mentioned in III of article L. 161-17 of the Social Security Code provides access to this information at any time. A directory is c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-7

…ard to transactions that have been the subject of the report or notification referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-1

Any person who contravenes the provisions of article L. 221-10-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7-1

…nsor based in France who plans to carry out research involving the human person in a non-EU country may submit its project to a committee for the protection of individuals.The Committee for the Protec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-7-1

By way of derogation from article L. 4151-7, the initial training of midwives may be organised within universities, subject to the agreement of the regional council. This agreement must, in particular…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-1

…nale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the prerogatives set out in Article R. 5121-34. II.- As soon as a first request for authorisation for compassionate access for a medicinal p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 722-7

The total amount of financial aid awarded for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad may not exceed 50% of the expenditure incurred by the company in this respect.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sound and image recording of certain places or vehicles

Article 706-96-1

During the investigation, in order to set up the technical device mentioned in article 706-96, the liberty and custody judge may authorise entry into a vehicle or private place, including outside the…

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