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

Article L613-50-2

When the implementation of a resolution measure in application of the provisions of sub-paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this paragraph implies the granting of an authorisation in application of I of Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-5-1

Establishments belonging to the same regional hospital grouping may be authorised by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2-1

When the person has been sentenced to a custodial sentence for one or more offences mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding those defined in articles 421-2-5 to 421-2-5-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5-1

The genetic counsellor may, in the cases defined by the organisational protocol provided for in Article R. 1132-5-2: 1° Prescribe the medical biology examinations mentioned in Article R. 1131-2 and in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APATRIDIA

Article L582-5

A foreign national who has obtained stateless status and has been issued with the temporary residence permit referred to in article L. 424-18 or the resident permit referred to in article L. 424-21 ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-5

For budgets voted by nature, the budget article corresponds to the most detailed subdivision of the nomenclature defined by the decree provided for in Article L. 5217-10-5, supplemented, for programme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-51

Any registered trader shall apply through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and, within a period of one month before the total cessation of his commercial activity within the jurisdiction…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-21

For the application of II of Article L. 561-10-3, the persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c and 5° to 6°a of Article L. 561-2 shall implement the following specific due diligence measures, the intensity of w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 311-5

Audiovisual works with a heritage vocation that are of particular cultural, social, scientific, technical or economic interest and that belong to one of the following genres are eligible for financial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1-1 A

Under the conditions defined by this Code, dispensing pharmacists :1° Contribute to primary care as defined in article L. 1411-11 ; 2° Participate in cooperation between health professionals;3° Partic…

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