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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to digital signatures

Article A53-5

…ning of Article D. 589-5 an electronic seal in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014, created using a qualified electr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article R753-27

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 351-3no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 351-5No. 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005II. - For the application of I, in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article R752-26

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 351-3no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 351-5No. 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005II. - For the application of I, in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical health centres.

Article D6124-412

Any establishment with multi-bedded rooms must have at least two single rooms per 20 beds or fraction thereof.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article D589-5

…t be of an advanced level with a qualified certificate within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014. However, the mere fact that this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1711-7

…R. 1425-25, as well as 1°, 2° and 4° of article R. 1615-2 are applicable to Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-19-1

The High Council shall inform the body referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of all administrative measures and penalties imposed in accordance with the provisions of this Title.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

…11 (*)BeginnersE-14 (*)0 to 12 metres Beginners training towards PE-12 or PA-12 skillsE-24 (*)0 to 20 metresBeginners or PE-12, training towards PE-20 or PA-20 skillsE-24 (*)0 to 40 metresPE-20 or PA…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations.

Article R231-1

The rules relating to breaches of the provisions of article R. 213-13 are defined inarticle 242 of decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967 on commercial companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-4

Gametes from a donation may only be made available to the practitioner carrying out the medically assisted procreation or to the couple or unmarried woman receiving the donation.

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