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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-4

…1332 of 6 November 2014 L. 613-25 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 613-26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-27 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-28 law no. 2013-672…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L783-4

…1332 of 6 November 2014 L. 613-25 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 613-26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-27 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-28 law no. 2013-672…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…under the conditions set out in Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-6, except in the cases set out in 16° ;8° It issues the Therapeutic Use Exemptions provided for in article L. 232-2;9° It decides on t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

…compliance, where applicable, with the obligations set out in Articles L. 1233-57-9 to L. 1233-57-16, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20 and compliance by the employment safeguard plan with Articles L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…eceived or to be received from third party payers other than social security funds, Article L. 1142-16 applies. In the case provided for in the first paragraph of this article, the court, at the reque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-1

…of Article 3(1)(9) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the Eur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-32

…nance company or insurance company included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, to which the housing finance company belongs, the Specific Controller is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use and repealing Directive 2001/20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-314

…article L. 622-12; > 2° Reorganisation proceedings have been terminated pursuant to Article L. 631-16; > 3° Implementation of the safeguard or recovery plan has been declared complete pursuant to art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R782-4

…2013R. 612-13 and R. 612-14n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-15n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-16 and R. 612-17n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-18 and R. 612-19n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013II.…

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