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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-1

…ffice are bound by professional secrecy, under the conditions and penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-12

The Board of Directors may, in the matters listed in 7°, 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 121-9, delegate its powers to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer under the conditions an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-16

…the draft resolutions relating to the allocation of the appropriations referred to in article L. 2135-13 are sent to the employees' trade union organisations whose statutory purpose is of a national…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-14

…ntioned in article R. 2224-11 is more stringent treatment than that provided for in article R. 2224-13. This more stringent treatment is applicable in the new sensitive areas delimited pursuant to art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-15

I.-Third-party donors receive, at the time of donation, the information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 as well as information on the limitations on their right…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6442-1

…et-Miquelon.IV. - The provisions of the Electoral Code referred to in articles LO 1112-9 to LO 1112-13 of the present code are applicable under the conditions laid down by Chapter I of Title IV of Boo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Infringements of invoicing rules

Article 1737

I. - Shall entail the application of a fine equal to 50% of the amount:1. Of the sums paid or received, disguising or concealing the identity or address of its suppliers or customers, the identificati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial documentation and statistical information.

Article D213-14

…er the programme, in accordance with the conditions defined by the Order referred to in Article D. 213-7. The Banque de France shall determine the frequency with which this information is to be provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial documentation and statistical information.

Article D213-10

An order of the Minister for the Economy specifies the information that must be included in the financial presentation file. It may provide for specific procedures adapted to different categories of i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial documentation and statistical information.

Article D213-12

Each year, the issuer must send the Banque de France updated financial documentation for the programme within forty-five days of the general meeting of shareholders, or the equivalent body, called to…

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