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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…1125-24 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1125-25 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1125-26 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1125-27 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1125-28 Ord…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-14

…surance and Reinsurance (Solvency II), in the version in force on the date of publication of Decree 2017-1171 of 18 July 2017 laying down the rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension fun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-50

…overned by the law of another Member State of the European Union listed in Annex II to Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-18

…tablishing infringements and breaches of the provisions falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investor guarantee

Article L752-14

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 322-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 322-2 to L. 322-10 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investor guarantee

Article L753-14

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 322-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 322-2 to L. 322-10 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L785-11

…the articles mentioned in the table above, in Article L. 621-30-1, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and delegated regulations are replaced by references to Article L. 712-7.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 456

…be signed using a qualified electronic signature process that meets the requirements of Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.Withdrawal of the qualification of one or mo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-111

The alerts provided for in Articles 1 to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the Europea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article L236-46

…with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160b of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compan…

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