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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-19

The bodies referred to in article R. 4623-18 take decisions by secret ballot, by a majority of their members, duly convened, present or represented. Each member may only hold the proxy of one other me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…ticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 December 2020D. 561-32-1no. 2020-119 of 12 Feb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-2

…e procedure includes the supply of a custom-made device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

…ssories intended to perform self-diagnostics, as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, for the detection of transmi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-152-2

…bear the secure electronic signature of the registrar who drew them up, as defined by the décret n° 2017-1416 du 28 septembre 2017 relatif à la signature électronique; 4°They must be stored under cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L754-14

…Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.For the application of I: 1° References to EU Regulations No 648/2012…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-4

…nion law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 421-11 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 421-12 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 421-14 with the exception…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

…nion law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 421-11 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 421-12 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 421-14 with the exception…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-4

…nion law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 421-11 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 421-12 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 421-14 with the exception…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-17

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Articles 21-18, 21-19 and 21-20, naturalisation may only be granted to a foreigner who can prove habitual residence in France for the five years preceding the…

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