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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-31

…rchés financiers may have recourse to :1° Members of its staff ;2° Pursuant to 2° of Article L. 621-9-2 : a) The General Secretariat of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ;b) To the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-1

…tition authority of another Member State, pursuant to Article 22(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 101 and 102 of the Trea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-2

…a result of that practice may not, in accordance with Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-6

…count are those mentioned in 2° of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-12

…bution expenses mentioned in 2° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-15

…ly apply the provisions of article 138-3 only if it appears that the prohibitions set out in 3° and 9° of Article 138 are, on their own, insufficient to prevent a repetition of the offence. In this ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Seizure operations

Article R3252-22

…and the terms of payment; 4° An injunction to file the declaration provided for in article L. 3252-9; 5° The reproduction of articles L. 3252-9 and L. 3252-10.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-2

…cation of inter-company occupational health and prevention services provided for in Article L. 4622-9-3 is issued by a certifying body accredited by the French Accreditation Committee or by another ac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER DECISION

Article R751-7

…ty competent to order the administrative detention of a foreign national pursuant to article L. 751-9 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President, the Permanent Commission and the Bureau of the Departmental Council

Article L3122-7

…the departmental council provided for in the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 3121-9.

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