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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…isions: "The intervention of the guarantee fund results in the deregistration of this institution"; 5° II of Article L. 312-8-1 reads as follows: "II.The amount of contributions paid to the resolution…

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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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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…n the process of being enforced or can no longer be enforced under the law of the convicting State; 5° The conviction is based on acts that do not constitute offences under French law; 6° The convicte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-54-2

The provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 613-52, of II of Article L. 613-52-2, of Article L. 613-52-3, of V of Article L. 613-53 and of I of Article L. 613-53-1 shall apply when an asset m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-54-1

I. - Any property, right or obligation acquired by the asset management vehicle may be transferred back to its original owner. Except where the transferee is a bridge institution, this transfer does n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-18

…ying the design and layout of workplaces and workstations to reduce exposure to ionising radiation; 5° Improving the airtightness of buildings with regard to radon entry points or changing the air in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8

…of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and Title II of Book II of Part Five;5° Cellular products for therapeutic purposes referred to in Article L. 1243-1 ; 6° (Repealed) ;7° E…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-5

In the absence of agreement within the coordination group, the Community arbitration procedure provided for in articles 32 to 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, in the emergency situations provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5

Article R1245-12

The application for authorisation provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by any mean…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-28

I.-During the transitional period referred to in Article L. 352-4, the Solvency Capital Requirement referred to in Article L. 352-1 is calculated taking into account all the quantifiable risks to whic…

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