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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-46

…2° The resolution entity complies with the minimum requirement set out in I of Article L. 613-44; 3° There are no significant, proven or foreseeable legal or practical obstacles to the rapid transfe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…L. 541-3 of the Environment Code" are replaced by the words: "the regulations applicable locally"; 3° In the last paragraph of B of I:-after the words: "enhancement of the environment," are added the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-12

If the file is complete, the commission secretariat informs the applicant of the date and registration number of the application and the date by which the decision must be notified to the applicant. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-5-1

…for in article 41-2 (2) 6 units of value 10 units of value-the measures provided for in 6°, 7° and 13° to 19° of article 41-2 or the measure of reparation of harm proposed as part of a penal compositi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Steering Committee

Article R1418-17

…al nature submitted to it by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board of Directors; 3° Research and teaching activities in which the Agency is involved; 4° The composition of the Medic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-46

…ded by the exhibitor issuing the approved package with the exhibitors associated with this package; 3° The list of cinemas in which the approved package is accepted; 4° The price, payment methods, dur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Criminal provisions

Article R353-1

…of this article, failing to provide the person canvassed with the information mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of article R. 341-16 and that mentioned in 7° of article L. 341-12, or providing this info…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3

…in digital form, revenue from unit sales and from each of the other methods of exploiting the book;3° In all cases, a list of transfers of rights made during the financial year, the amount of the cor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-2

…formation enabling the Autorité des marchés financiers to perform its duties under Books V and VI ; 3° Where the AIF is established in a third country, the absence of that third country on the lists p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Hyperbaric fitness certificate and hyperbaric prevention advisor certificate

Article R4461-28

…ption -police option; d) Techniques, sciences, fishing, aquaculture, media and other interventions; 3° Mention C: Interventions without immersion carried out in the field of health; 4° Mention D: Work…

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