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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Emergency care teaching centres and emergency first aid training

Article D6311-23

…ers". As part of their accreditation, these trainers may only teach the content of the levels 1 and 2 emergency first aid training certificate, in accordance with their professional skills reference f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Offering of banking transactions to individuals resident in France by credit institutions having their registered office in a state that is on the list of states receiving official development assistance and that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L318-2

…which it has its registered office to supervisory conditions equivalent to those existing in France;2° An agreement has been concluded between the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-23

…of care and safe dispensing of the medicinal products, products and articles defined in article L. 4211-1 and implantable medical devices, a pharmaceutical record is automatically opened for each bene…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-2

…uman person subject to the provisions of this Title. The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 concerning the therapeutic use of such organs or tissues in human beings may only be carried ou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article D215-2

…es of identifying the contract to be cancelled, the cancellation feature provided for in article L. 215-1-1 includes sections enabling the trader to be provided with the following information, or to c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6241-2

Sont soumis aux dispositions de

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-22

I. - By way of derogation from the 10% limit set out in II of Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest up to 20% of its assets in equities and debt securities of a single issuer where, in accordance with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D4311-2

…ted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "Retained earnings", "Profi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-22

In addition to the decentralised authority mentioned in article D. 4241-20 who chairs it, this commission comprises: 1° Seven full members and seven alternate members representing pharmacists, propose…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

…rticle L. 561-5. A business relationship is established when a person referred to in Article L. 561-2 enters into a professional or commercial relationship which, at the time contact is established, i…

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