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Showing 631640 of 27305 articles for Art. CAA Nantes 15-4-2021 n° 19NT02197

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15

Any person referred to in I and III of article R. 519-4 shall ensure that its staff meet the conditions of professional competence set out in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 and applicable t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-15

Other than the officials responsible for implementing the processing and those of the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés responsible for manufacturing the documents, have access, by virtue of their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-15

The issuer of the special payment vouchers referred to in B of Article L. 1271-1 of this Code undertakes to: 1° Set up a network of affiliated associations and companies receiving these special paymen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-15

1° A bathing water is characterised by an area where the water is of uniform quality. 2° The bathing season defined for each bathing water is the period during which the presence of a large number of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-15

The customers referred to in 2° of Article L. 561-9 are: 1° The persons referred to in 1° to 6° bis of Article L. 561-2 established in France, in another Member State of the European Union or in a Sta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-155

I.-The Director General of the Agency may ask the regional pharmacovigilance centres to carry out any pharmacovigilance investigations and work.He may also ask the drug dependence and addictovigilance…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-15

I. - The commission in charge of the disability exception is placed under the Minister in charge of culture and the Minister in charge of the disabled.It has the following missions:1° To examine and i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-15

Where the purchaser lays down requirements relating to security of supply, he may in particular request, in the consultation documents, that the tenderer's tender include: 1° certification or document…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-15

1° Supervision of the solvency of the group is exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Section and Sections II, IV, V and VI of this Chapter; 2° In the case of group supervision referred t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal from the lists and prohibition on inclusion on the lists

Article R221-15

I. - The status of elite athlete, elite coach, elite referee and judge, U23 athlete or member of the National Team may be withdrawn or suspended at any time by reasoned decision of the Minister for Sp…

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