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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-15

…MF shall consult the competent authority, within the meaning of 4° of Article L. 517-2, in order to assess, in particular, the quality of the shareholders and the good repute and experience of the man…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-47

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, by a reasoned decision setting out the appeal procedures and deadlines, automatically vary, suspend, for a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the second paragraph, the provisions of Article L. 5124-13 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-76

…l cooperation and mixed syndicates that benefit from the competence provided for in article L. 2224-13 may introduce a fee for the removal of household waste calculated on the basis of the service pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-17

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in articles L. 335-10 to L. 335-13, customs officers apply the powers devolved to them by the Customs Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title IV: Rights of database producers

Article R341-1

…provided for in 3° of Article L. 342-3 is exercised under the conditions defined in articles R. 122-13 to R. 122-22.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-4

…ates in connection with their validation applications are subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions.

Article R143-22

For the application of articles L. 143-2, L. 143-6, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-25

…ontribute to its work are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-1

…g authority shall draw up a report presenting the procedure for awarding contracts and dynamic purchasing systems meeting a need whose value is equal to or greater than the European thresholds set out…

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