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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-6

For the application of this code in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations in this book :1° The provisions relating to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-6

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, Article L. 5124-13 is replaced by the following provisions:Art. L. 5124-13 -The import of medicinal products for human use and the import and export of gene t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single section: Shareholdings in commercial companies other than those referred to in 8° of Article L. 4211-1

Article R4211-6

The Regional Council decides on the acquisition of a stake in the capital of a commercial company on the basis of a report drawn up by one or more experts chosen from persons offering every guarantee…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: The adversarial procedure prior to decision-making

Article 67 D

If the taxpayer asks to be notified in writing, the tax authorities will hand-deliver a signed copy or send the taxpayer by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by electronic means, in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-2

…are to be served or to the national chamber of bailiffs, unless by virtue of a treaty transmission can be effected directly by the foreign authorities to the Public Prosecutor's Office or to the nati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-6

…wers of savings and provident institutions and municipal credit institutions;3. The principles applicable to publicly supported banking operations;4. The rules applicable to the provision of investmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4125-6

…ions to the Board shall be by a majority of the members present or having voted by post or electronically. A majority of the members present shall elect the Chairman and the Executive Committee. The p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Role of consultative bodies

Article R6211-6

In accordance with 3° of article L. 6123-1, the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-6

…which the accreditation conditions, the authorisation conditions or the approval conditions for medical biology laboratories performing the analytical phase of a medical biology examination begun in F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-6

I.-Where the college of supervisors, in its capacity as the authority responsible for the supervision on a consolidated basis or as the competent authority responsible for the supervision on an indivi…

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