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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Enforcement of European protection orders in the Member States of the European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/99/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European protection order

Article 696-90

A European protection order may be issued by the competent authority of a Member State, called the issuing State, for the purpose of extending to the territory of another Member State, called the exec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for risks associated with the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge.

Article R424-6

The available assets of the guarantee fund for risks relating to the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge are invested by Caisse Centrale de Réassurance in the assets mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-profit associations, public interest foundations and companies authorised to carry out certain banking transactions.

Article R518-60

Authorised associations and foundations are subject to the following obligations: 1° Include in their objects lending for the creation and development of businesses and lending for the implementation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-60

For the application of the injunction procedure provided for in Article L. 561-48, the application by which the matter may be referred to the President of the Court shall contain, on pain of inadmissi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D742-6

…ble articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019D. 213-9n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D743-6

…ble articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019D. 213-9n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations between doctors and with members of other health professions.

Article R4127-65

A doctor may only be replaced in his practice on a temporary basis by a colleague registered on the roll of the ordre or by a student meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 4131-2. A doctor wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-66

The healthcare agency organises the fight against nosocomial infections, including the prevention of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. To this end, it sets up a nosocomial infection control committ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-6

…ution sector. This referral may be made under an emergency procedure, in accordance witharticle L. 464-1 of the French Commercial Code. The mediator may also refer any competition-related matter to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-52

A decision to place a person under judicial supervision may give rise to transmission to the competent authority of another Member State of the European Union where: 1° The person concerned is habitua…

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