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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50-1

Any wholesale distributor, where he is not the marketing authorisation holder, who imports a veterinary medicinal product from another Member State shall inform the marketing authorisation holder and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

I. - A fixed fee is payable by persons subject to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés financiers, where provided for by law or regulation, in the following cases: 1° In the event of publicatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article L231-5-1

Sports federations cooperate in the fight against doping with international federations and national anti-doping organisations. To this end, either spontaneously or at the request of the French Anti-D…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-7

Without prejudice to Articles L. 142-9, L. 312-14, L. 322-2, L. 612-17, L. 613-34-4 and L. 632-1 A, the following persons are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the pena…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

In the absence of a collective agreement or in the event of an agreement not covering all of the points mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 1233-24-2, the administrative authority shall approve the do…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation

Article L5211-5-1

The articles of association of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation mention in particular: a) The list of communes that are members of the establishment; b) The seat of the establishm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-6

When, less than four months before the end of the period during which an assignment is being sought, the practitioner has been presented with less than three offers of employment that satisfy the cond…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5-1

As from 22 December 2006, no collective agreement or arrangement providing for the possibility of compulsory retirement of an employee at an age lower than that set out in 1° of article L. 351-8 of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-1

For the application of Article A. 132-4-1 to people's pension savings plans with a diversification provision, the obligation to provide information on the transfer values mentioned in Article L. 132-5…

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