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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-2

…09-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 22 March 2012 L. 212-3 with the exception of IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 212-4 to L. 212-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article R782-13

The Credit Advisory Committee instituted by Article 214 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia comprises, in addition to the High Commissioner of the Republic, the Chairm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-47

…ise the smooth operation of the system; 9° Send the Agence de la biomédecine an annual report by 31 March each year, summarising all the incidents and adverse effects noted during the previous calenda…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-16

…lture, Commerce, Industry, Trades and Crafts of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon provides the Prefect by 31 March at the latest with the list of natural persons and company directors of legal entities registe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Subcontracting of preparations to a pharmaceutical manufacturing establishment

Article R5125-33-3

…and the active substances they contain, is drawn up by the pharmacist holding the dispensary by 31 March of the following year at the latest. At the request of the Director General of the Regional He…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-917

…ioned in article R. 6152-918, on the list drawn up pursuant toarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…123-55 are applicable as they stand on the day following the publication of Decree no. 2008-1488 of 30 December 2008. Articles R. 123-220, R. 123-222, R. 123-232 and R. 123-234-1 are applicable in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-72-2

…le nature of the activity referred to in 3° of article L. 5424-25 corresponds to a drop of at least 30% in the income declared by the self-employed person for income tax purposes corresponding to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-5

…ession of doctor, dental surgeon or midwife is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. Natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: a) Posting or distrib…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-51

…ve been the subject of French hourly expenditure of €350,000 or more; c) Obtain a minimum number of 30 points under the "Creation" group and a minimum number of 45 points under the "Production" group…

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