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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-45-1

I. - Provided that the essential obligations of the contract continue to be met, in particular the obligations to pay and deliver financial instruments and the guarantee obligations, the provisions of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-22-1

I.-Each year, before 30 June, the holder of an authorisation sends the prefect of the department in which its main establishment is located and the national council an activity report covering the who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the National Medical Accidents Commission.

Article R1142-24

The National Commission for Medical Accidents, set up by article L. 1142-10, is made up of the following members: 1° Four professional health experts appearing on one of the lists drawn up by the Cour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: French Development Agency

Article R515-20

The agency may open representative offices in the countries where it operates. The work of these representations is carried out within the framework of the coordination and coordination mission carrie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-4

I. - Participative finance intermediaries shall mention on their website, in a manner that is easily accessible from the first page, and in all correspondence and on all advertising media, with the ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R631-5

The Haut Conseil de stabilité financière shall notify its draft decisions under 4°, 4° bis or 4° ter of Article L. 631-2-1: a) Under the conditions laid down, as the case may be, in Article 458 of Reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-3-1

If the procedure was carried out as part of measures taken in application of articles L. 3131-1 , L. 3134-1 or L. 3135-1, the director of the Office will, if necessary, arrange for an expert appraisal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…loitation of begging and endangering minors, provided for by the articles 221-1 à 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-34 à 222-40,224-1 à 224-8,225-4-1 à 225-4-4,225-5 à 225-10,225-12-1 à 225-12-3,225-12-5 to 22…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-16

…quest submitted within the required timeframe, in accordance with the last paragraph of Article 495-18 and article D. 45-10 ; 3° Receive requests made pursuant to the first paragraph of article 495-18…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-20

…ded that he becomes the proprietor of a dispensary and subject to the provisions of article R. 5125-18 and, where applicable, the clauses of the articles of association providing for the grounds for e…

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