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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-1

…s in the ownership structure of a portfolio management company must be notified to the Autorité des marchés financiers.The acquisition or extension of direct or indirect shareholdings in a portfolio m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

…o the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 setting safety requirements for bicycles; 2° Electrically assisted bicycles, as defined i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

…solution shall ensure that the publications provided for in this Article, in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and, for finance companies, in Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-40

…ation of the provisions set out in articles L. 233-35 à L. 233-39, it shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall make this decision public. The terms and conditions for the applicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-18

…not have a certificate of conformity issued under the conditions defined in III of article R. 1335-8-1 A ; 2° Using a disinfection pre-treatment appliance that does not have a certificate of conformi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: EC declaration of conformity.

Article R5211-39

…nufacturer must also follow, at his choice, one of the four procedures defined in subsections 5, 7, 8 and 9 of this section. In addition, for Class IIa medical devices, the manufacturer must also foll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-9

…oyer to assess the compliance of an agreement or action plan with the provisions of article L. 2242-8 . If the administrative authority remains silent at the end of a period set by decree in the Conse…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-4

The technical provisions referred to in 1° of Article R. 343-1, corresponding to the operations referred to in Articles L. 143-1 of this Code, L. 222-3 of the Mutual Code or L. 932-40 of the Social Se…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Ad hoc administrators appointed to represent minors held in waiting zones

Article R343-3

A natural person may only be entered on the list of ad hoc administrators provided for in article R. 343-2 only if he meets the following conditions:1° Be at least twenty-three and no more than sevent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

…idation of a full-rate pension within the meaning ofArticle R. 351-27 of the Social Security Code ; 8° He or she is not engaged in any other professional activity; 9° He or she is not in receipt of a…

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