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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-8

Approval may be withdrawn, after consultation with the public prosecutor and the Autorité des marchés financiers, if the association no longer meets one of the conditions for approval. The association…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Study agreement

Article D1143-5

The Social and Economic Committee is consulted on the study carried out under the conditions set out in article R. 1143-1 and on the action to be taken. The study is also communicated to the trade uni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1233-2

The authorisation to remove organs for therapeutic purposes is issued for a period of five years by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, after obtaining the opinion of the Director Gene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-89

The company is exempt from inserting in a legal announcements medium the notices provided for in articles 22, 24 and 26 of decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of law no. 78-9…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-92

At the end of each financial year and after taking inventory, the accountant prepares the financial account. The authorising officer approves the financial account. The authorising officer approves th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-33

A statement of financial penalties is sent to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance at the same time as the notice provided for in Article D. 48-31. These statements are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-8

Where the convicted offender has been the subject of one or more decisions to withdraw a reduced sentence, the notice of the expiry date of his custodial sentence sent by the head of the prison to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-21-1

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution proposes to the European Central Bank that the authorisation of the credit institution in question be withdrawn, it shall first obtain the opi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-23

Revenue and expenditure accounts may be set up at the Autorité des marchés financiers by decision of the Chairman, with the approval of the accounting officer, under the conditions laid down by Decree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Actions against the Office.

Article R3122-13

As soon as the formalities have been completed by the applicant, the clerk's office of the court of appeal will send the Office, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a copy of the dec…

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