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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…February 2015 L. 312-1-5 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-6 and L. 312-1-7 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 312-4, with the exception of III…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-2

…February 2015 L. 312-1-5 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-6 and L. 312-1-7 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 312-4, with the exception of III…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

The protection order is issued by the family affairs judge, within a maximum of six days from the date set for the hearing, if he or she considers, on the basis of the evidence presented before him or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-2

…information document or the specific information document provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated Regula…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-10

…rred to in number 40, as well as automatic entries, subject to the cases provided for in article R. 143-145 46.82 € 45 Specific requirements in the event of company conversions 16.72 € 46 Updating inf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…aceutical companies and establishments may be advertised;9° The procedures for applying articles L. 1413-4, L. 5124-7 and L. 5124-8 and the adaptations that may be made, with regard to pharmaceutical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…nd the social report; 13° The initial budget, employment authorisations and any amendments thereto; 14° The annual accounts; 15° Authorised loans and maximum outstanding cash loans; 16 The granting of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138

…onal number identifying the presentation of the medicinal product referred to in article R. 5121-4; 14° For medicinal products not subject to prescription, the therapeutic indication; 15° (Repealed) ;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

…the account holder is an employee; 3° A skills operator; 4° The body referred to in article L. 4163-14, responsible for managing the professional prevention account, at the request of the individual,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-3

…ded for in articles L. 7125-17 to L. 7125-20 and to the training costs mentioned in article L. 7125-14 as well as contributions to the fund set up by Article L. 1621-2;3° Contributions to the general…

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