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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32

…ovider benefiting from the freedom of establishment in accordance with Articles L. 511-27 or L. 532-23, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall inform those competent authorities of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

…58 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-41-1 B and L. 511 41 1 COrdinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-41-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Additives, enzymes and flavourings intended for human consumption

Article R412-22

…f Article 2, paragraph 4 of Article 2, Articles 3, 5, 15 and 16, paragraph 1 of Article 21, Article 23 and Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Precautionary measures

Article L232-23-4

…d Substance or Specified Method within the meaning of the Prohibited List referred to in article L. 232-9, or where the profile of relevant parameters in an athlete's urine or blood shows the use of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-5

…to increase the security period to thirty years or that none of the measures listed in Article 132-23 of the same code could not be granted to a person sentenced to life imprisonment, the sentence en…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-4

…th its obligations in terms of the fight against doping as set out in 5° of I and III of article L. 232-5, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-5-1, L. 231-8, L. 232-10-2 and L. 232-23-5, the second paragraph of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Invalidity of certain acts.

Article L632-1

…made other than in cash, commercial paper, transfers, transfer slips referred to in article L. 313-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code or any other method of payment commonly accepted in business r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-53

…nancial intelligence unit b) The national financial intelligence unit referred to in Article L. 561-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code; c) Customs officials acting on the basis of the prerogatives…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

…considering refusing to issue or renew the temporary residence permit provided for in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2312-18

…en men and women among senior executives and members of the management bodies defined in article L. 23-12-1 of the French Commercial Code, and information on the methodology and content of the indicat…

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