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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-1

…under the responsibility of a doctor.By way of derogation from the second paragraph, an orthoptist may, without a medical prescription and without being placed under the responsibility of a doctor :1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-13

…ision or any contractual clause, no indivisibility, termination or resolution of a current contract may result from the sole fact of the opening of safeguard proceedings. The co-contractor must fulfil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-3

…e interests they held during the two years preceding their appointment, that they hold or that they may come to hold;2° any functions in a social, economic or financial activity that they have exercis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-19

…cluding at least : a) A person recognised for their expertise in ethical and scientific issues, who may be a member of a recognised ethical body; b) A researcher or teacher-researcher in the human and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R742-1

…d column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1No. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R743-1

…d column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1No. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R744-1

…d column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1no. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…ons defined in Article L. 511-5 do not apply to the institutions and services listed in Article L. 518-1, nor to undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, nor to reinsurance companies, nor to provi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

…The conditions under which investment services providers other than portfolio management companies may provide the services defined in Article L. 321-2 ; 2° The conditions governing membership of cle…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1

…ting from the offence or contribute to the rehabilitation of the perpetrator, the public prosecutor may, prior to his decision on the public prosecution, directly or through the intermediary of a judi…

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