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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to the depositors' guarantee fund

Article L352-1

…ents and information held by the Fund, shall be liable to the penalties provided for in article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code for violating the professional secrecy established in article L. 312-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Training

Article R413-10

…y attend regularly and seriously.The civic training and language training mentioned in articles R. 413-12 and R. 413-13 are provided free of charge.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-19

…yment of workers who meet the conditions set out in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 5213-13-1 entitles them to financial aid to help compensate for the consequences of their disability a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6262-23

The referral to the chambre territoriale des comptes provided for in Article LO 6262-13 must be reasoned, quantified and supported by all relevant evidence, and in particular by the budget voted and,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6362-23

The referral to the chambre territoriale des comptes provided for in article LO 6362-13 must be reasoned, quantified and supported by all relevant evidence, and in particular by the budget voted and,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R93

…execution of an investigative measure at the request of a foreign court pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between t…

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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 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 Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-4

The purpose of the skills assessments referred to in 2° of article L. 6313-1 is to enable workers to analyse their professional and personal skills as well as their aptitudes and motivations in order…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-93

…ation to refrain from entering into contact with the victim or the civil party, provided for in 9°, 13° and 19° of Article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide, as pa…

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