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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-16

…the person mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall inform the department provided for in Article L. 561-23 without delay.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-5

…oing any act that would aggravate his insolvency, paying, in whole or in part, a claim other than a maintenance claim, including the overdrafts referred to in 10° and 11° of Article L. 311-1, arising…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L5211-56

…ecorded in a budget annexed to the budget referred to in articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-21, L. 5214-23, or L. 5216-8 as appropriate. The revenues of the annexed budget include the proceeds of the fees…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Verification of claims.

Article R624-2

…e list of claims containing the information provided for in article L. 622-25 and in article R. 622-23 together with the proposals of the mandataire judiciaire and the observations of the debtor, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article R561-36

…icle L. 561-24, the TRACFIN department shall notify the person designated under I of Article R. 561-23 in writing, directly and by any means, of its opposition to the execution of one or more given tr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers from outside companies

Article D4625-34-1

…his colleagues or third parties in the immediate working environment, as defined in Article R. 4624-23, or is carried out under the night work conditions provided for in Article L. 3122-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

…personal data concerning him, with a view to completing and updating it. III - Pursuant to Article 23 of the Regulation (EU) of 27 April 2016, the right to erasure and the right to object provided fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-1

…fact, by any person offering an online intermediation service within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and trans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, specific obligations shall be laid down by regulation for the import, manufacture, acquisition,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

I. - In order to provide investment services, investment services providers other than portfolio management companies must obtain authorisation. This authorisation is issued by the Autorité de contrôl…

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