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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-1

…Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Private health establishments, private medico-social establishments, cosmetic surgery facilities and health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under private law

Article R5126-50

…ccount, for public hospital pharmacists on secondment, the statutory provisions applicable to them; 4° The conditions under which the pharmacist is provided with the staff and the premises, equipment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article R621-31

I.-To exercise its supervisory and investigative powers, the Autorité des marchés financiers may have recourse to :1° Members of its staff ;2° Pursuant to 2° of Article L. 621-9-2 : a) The General Sec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 6-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 623-1)

Article Annexe 6-1

I. - Environmental assessment tabulated by the debtorName of the operator:Company name: Name of the insolvency administrator: 1. Identification of the site City: Department: Usual designation of the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…The provisions applicable to the tax base are as follows: A.-For the persons mentioned in 1° to 4° and 8° to 10° of A of I of Article L. 612-2 as well as for the EU parent investment holding compa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…Articles R. 541-78 , R. 541-79 and R. 541-83 of the Environment Code relating to waste management. 4° Contraventions punishable by the following provisions of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code: a)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…005 L. 613-30-1 and L. 613-30-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 613-30-3, with the exception of 4° to 5° of its I bisOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-31 Order 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 613…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…within the meaning of Article L. 211-1, which confer identical rights by category;3° bis (Repealed);4° In articles L. 211-22 and L. 211-28, references to the payment of an interest or dividend subject…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…within the meaning of Article L. 211-1, which confer identical rights by category;3° bis (Repealed);4° In articles L. 211-22 and L. 211-28, references to the payment of an interest or dividend subject…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

The first issue of the resident card provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10 or L. 423-16, the resident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421…

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