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Showing 90019010 of 34930 articles for Art. CAA Paris 31-3-2016 n° 14PA02634

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess and monitor, taking into account the size, risk profile and business model of the investment firm, the systems, strategies and procedu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-3

I. - The granting of the guarantee, except when it is granted to a credit institution, finance company, insurance and reinsurance company, mutual insurance company and provident institution, under Fre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xb: Health fees for monitoring certain substances and their residues

Article 302 bis WC

I. - A health fee is introduced for the benefit of the State for the control of certain substances and their residues. This fee is payable by: 1 (Repealed); 2 (Repealed); 3 Collection centres or proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-3

I.- Authorisation for compassionate access is granted by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé for the duration of treatment of the patient in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-1

The overall activity of the pharmacy, as referred to in Article L. 5125-15 and taken into account to determine the required number of assistant pharmacists, is assessed by aggregating: 1° The total pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-3

APPENDIX 41-3 LIST OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES D. 4151-26 TO D. 4151-29 Table I List of Sexually Transmitted Infections which may be screened in women and women's male p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-3

I. - Where an authority of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis consult…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-3

Any decision to freeze assets shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the judicial authority that ordered the measure and containing the following information: 1° Identification of the judicia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-6-3

A commune may be authorised by the State representative in the department, after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission for intercommunal cooperation meeting in the formation provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National Council.

Article R.4321-37-1

The National Council concludes the contracts governed byarticle L. 4321-19 under the conditions set out in Section 1 of Chapter II of Title II of Book I.

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