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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article L518-24-1

…the State, its public establishments, public interest groupings and independent public authorities, to collect income or pay expenditure and to act in legal proceedings in the name and on behalf of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a State which is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and holders of evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or a party to the European Economic Area

Article R4111-16-2

Applicants for authorisation to practise under the provisions of Ia of article L. 4111-2 must provide proof of a sufficient level of proficiency in the French language when submitting the application…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: French FIA portfolio management companies

Article L532-25-1

…France, the French overseas departments, Saint-Martin and the Department of Mayotte and authorised to manage an AIF covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-156-2

…n a financial loss for the société civile de placement immobilier. The amount of this risk is equal to the market value of the contracts less any guarantees provided to the société civile de placement…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-2-1

…consumer affairs is the authorising officer responsible for issuing the collection orders relating to the periodic penalty payments liquidated pursuant to the articles L. 521-1 and L. 521-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-1

…for at least five years on the date of the events, and that proposes by its articles of association to combat racism or to assist victims of discrimination based on their national, ethnic, racial or r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13-2

For the diversification provision referred to in Article R. 343-3, the requirement referred to in Article R. 334-13 is set at 1% of the said provision. For the application of article R. 334-13-1, mana…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-2

I. - 1. The sale or offer to sell products or services as a package is prohibited, except where the products or services included in the package can be purchased individually or where they cannot be s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R5125-24-10

…n libérale de pharmaciens d'officine by pharmacists who are members of such a company may give rise to disciplinary proceedings.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6523-2-1

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and La Réunion, approved skills operators from one or more professional branches may be authorised, for one or more local authorities, to manage the contributi…

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