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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-4

…ned by decision of the Director General of the Agency to monitor the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, this Title and the provisions adopted for their application. They shall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-72

…s and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with Article L. 1424-26.The seats are distributed between:1° The Rhône department;2° The communes and public establishmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1-1

…lio management company or of one of the legal persons or subsidiaries referred to in Article L. 612-26 or for any manager of a market undertaking, a member of a clearing house or a person authorised t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-31

…L. 356-21, R. 356-3, R. 356-5 to R. 356-5-2 and R. 356-30 as well as articles L. 632-1 and L. 612-26 of the Monetary and Financial Code are applicable, insofar as they are necessary for the exercise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L693-1

…on by the judicial representative appointed by the national court. The provisions of Article L. 622-26 shall apply to them. In the event of all or part of the claim being contested, the provisions of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D314-25

Lenders shall ensure that the professional knowledge and skills of their staff are kept up to date, as part of ongoing training, through appropriate professional training, the minimum duration of whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-7-1

…e rights of third parties and in compliance with the provisions of articles L. 5211-25-1 et L. 5211-26 the conditions under which the trade union is wound up.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-17

…3-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 523-2, with the exception of its h) Act 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 523-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 523-5 Act 2014-344 of 17 March 2014 L. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-25

…ed for in the last four paragraphs of article L. 3123-17, in the third paragraph of article L. 3123-26 and in article L. 4163-10 and according to the procedures provided for in article D. 3123-3. In s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L763-10

…of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-3 law no. 2005-842 of 26 July 2005 L. 451-1-4 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-6 Act no . 2020-1508 of 3 Dec…

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