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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article D774-40

I. - Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles D. 561-4-1 to D. 561-54 are applicable by operation of law in Fren…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Branch agreements and professional agreements

Article R2232-1-3

The threshold provided for in article L. 2232-8 is set at fifty employees. It is determined for each calendar year during which the employee took part in branch negotiations on the basis of the number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-13

…rtify that they have been obtained in compliance with the principles mentioned in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code, with the prior consent of the persons mentioned in Article R. 2151-4, at the or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-30

…urisdiction.Their rights and duties are determined by the second sentence of Article 3 and Articles 8, 9 and 14 of the Code of Ethics.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-4

…of twenty-six with a view to enabling them to acquire a qualification, pursuant to II a of Article 82 of Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 on the division of powers between the communes, départements, r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Development Council

Article R6231-5

…entative. However, for the apprentice training centres of the establishments mentioned inarticle L. 811-8 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the second paragraph of article R. 811-46 of the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

…te the employment contract of an employee who has reached the age mentioned in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code , subject to the seventh to ninth paragraphs : A lower age may be set,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hosting of personal health data on digital media subject to certification

Article R1111-11

I.-The hosting contract referred to in the last paragraph of I of Article L. 1111-8 is concluded between the hosting provider and its customer. It contains at least the following clauses: 1° An indica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L773-14

…he adaptation provisions provided for in II: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 Augus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L775-13

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 518-2, with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 Augu…

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