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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33-1

…undermine financial stability and in the emergency situations provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Sup…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-2-3

The Conseil national de l'ordre may organise the grouping of departmental or interdepartmental councils by a decision taken at a plenary session, in the following situations: 1° Operational difficulti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-10-3

At the request of one of the parties to the approved agreement, the president of the court, if he finds that the undertakings resulting from the agreement have not been performed, shall order the agre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-3

To meet specific defence requirements, the medical supply establishments of the armed forces health service may repackage and repackage health products in accordance with the rules laid down by the Ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4-1: Remuneration and compensation of members and experts

Article R1313-31-1

The members of the Monitoring Committee, the members of the specialist expert committees, the members of the Scientific Advisory Board from the College of Qualified Scientists, the members of the Ethi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-35

When an enforcement order is issued, it replaces the unpaid parking charge payment notice or the unpaid rectifying payment notice, which can no longer be contested. No plea based on the illegality of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article D47-37-4

When the Assize Court is seised pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 706-120, it shall, in accordance with the provisions of that paragraph, only rule in camera on the applica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-5

The ballot paper shall indicate whether the trade union organisation belongs to a national union of trade unions on the date of submission of candidatures. The ballot papers and the written statements…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3-0

…r securities included in a trust or any other comparable legal arrangement governed by foreign law; 3° By virtue of a legal instrument appointing it for this purpose, it is intended to become the hold…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-6-3

Shares whose holders, despite compliance with the formalities for convening general meetings, are unknown to the account keeper or have not been reached by the convening notices, for ten completed yea…

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