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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Governance

Article L224-36

…the Supervisory Committee under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. Experts and persons consulted by the Supervisory Board are b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-6

…this control. They are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions defined by articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

…al Bank in the context of the Single Supervisory Mechanism established by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of the Council, and with the Single Resolution Board established by Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-1-1

…e fund 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 Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-5

…Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decisions that may be taken at any stage of the procedure

Article L721-5

…h territory or a ban on returning to French territory.The provisions of articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13 are applicable to the challenge and judgment of the decision determining the country of return, w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 731-1

…r mobile electronic monitoring in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 763-12 and 763-13. The sentence enforcement court or the sentence enforcement judge, according to the distinctions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-18

…information on the action taken in response to this report. The fact that the persons mentioned in 13° of Article L. 561-2 endeavour to dissuade their customer from taking part in an illegal activity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L3711-3

…tion officer of the interruption of treatment, without being bound by the provisions of article 226-13 of the Criminal Code. When the attending doctor informs the judge or probation officer, he will i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-36

…ncluding a maximum of €6,500 for the authors when the planned duration per episode is between 7 and 13 minutes and €15,000 including a maximum of €10,000 for the authors when the planned duration per…

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