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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-4

…sion on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation to use an internal risk assessment approach as referred to in Article L. 51…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-4

…Norway or the Swiss Confederation satisfying the conditions set out in 1° or 2° of Article L. 223-1;4° At least one of whose parents has acquired French nationality;5° Who is covered by the provisions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-4

The liquidator shall proceed with the liquidation operations at the same time as the verification of claims. He may initiate or pursue actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L831-4

In Guadeloupe, the public prosecutor may, in the course of the investigation or if no court has been seised or when the court seised has exhausted its jurisdiction without having ruled on the fate of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L832-4

In Saint-Barthélemy, the Public Prosecutor may, in the course of the investigation or if no court has been seised or when the court seised has exhausted its jurisdiction without having ruled on the fa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L833-4

In Saint-Martin, the public prosecutor may, in the course of the investigation or if no court has been seised or when the court seised has exhausted its jurisdiction without having ruled on the fate o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6123-4

The President of the Regional Council and the representative of the State in the region or, in Corsica, the President of the Executive Council and the representative of the State in the local authorit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-4

…gulations; 2° Selling to the public medicinal products, products or objects mentioned in article L. 4211-1 through commission houses, purchasing groups and establishments owned or managed by persons w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation of the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

Article R4234-4

I.- Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 4234-5-1, the chairman of the Disciplinary Board of First Instance may, if he considers that the dispute so warrants, convene the Disciplinary Board in a r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-40

…ition to the summary of product characteristics, the draft outer and primary packaging and, if applicable, the package leaflet: 1° The name of the veterinary medicinal product concerned and its curren…

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