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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-75

…ncial instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market within the meaning of article R. 214-32-18 if the fund rules so provide, no specific provision or clause limits the free transferability of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-57

…ncial instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market within the meaning of article R. 214-32-18, provided that the fund rules so stipulate, that no specific provision or clause limits the free…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Doctor applying for authorisation to practice.

Article R4623-25-3

…e Public Health Code, who completes an adaptation training period in application of article R. 4111-18 of the same code, may be recruited by an occupational health and prevention service to complete t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-38-2

…ity level is expressed in terms of the number of infants, children and adolescents under the age of 18 cared for, excluding newborns in neonatal intensive care. II. - In the event of an exceptional an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-1

…pealed) 9° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 811/2013 of 18 February 2013, as amended, supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…ovider does not have the capacity to block the account or the payment instrument; 5° Article L. 133-18, I, II and IV of Article L. 133-19 and Articles L. 133-20, L. 133-23 and L. 133-23-1 may not appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-6

Any person over the age of 18 may appoint a trusted support person, who may be a relative, a close friend or the doctor treating them. This person will be consulted in the event that they are unable t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-24-1

…Municipal councillors to whom the mayor delegates part of his duties pursuant to articles L. 2122-18 and L. 2122-20 may receive an allowance allocated by the municipal council within the limits set…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article L421-15

A foreign national who has been admitted to another Member State of the European Union in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1

The Regional Council shall draw up a report on the aid and aid schemes implemented in its territory during the calendar year, under the conditions laid down in this chapter, by the territorial authori…

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