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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1243-3-1

…du médicament et des produits de santé. By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 1243-26, the special distribution arrangements may provide that the documents provided for in this articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: PROPERTY AND STAFF

Article L3651-3

…sis, the benefits acquired in application of the third paragraph of article 111 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service.The I bis of article L.…

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

Article R356-28

I.-The rules set out in articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 cease to apply to the subsidiaries referred to in I of article R. 356-24 in the following cases: a) The condition referred to in a of I of arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

…2005-429 of 6 May 2005 L. 313-12 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-12-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 article 209 of law no. 2020-17…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

…20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…n (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council are replaced by references toArticle 126 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended by Order No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018; b) The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…n (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council are replaced by references toArticle 126 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended by Order No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018; b) The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

…the same article 131-35; 3° A ban on civic rights, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-26 of the same code; 4° Temporary or permanent disqualification from practising one or more regulate…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article L641-3

…an from French territory that became definitive before the entry into force of Act no. 2003-1119 of 26 November 2003 relating to immigration control, the residence of foreign nationals in France and n…

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