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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R532-30

…manage AIFs for the first time under the freedom to provide services shall provide the Autorité des marchés financiers with documentation containing the following information:1° The Member State in wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-309

…itable facilities and sufficient technical means at their place of practice. Under no circumstances may midwives practise their profession in conditions that may compromise the safety and quality of m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4126-30

…evealed a lack of professional competence on the part of the practitioner, the Disciplinary Chamber may order him, in application of article L. 4124-6-1, to undergo training, unless the Chamber is inf…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 307

The proceedings may not be interrupted and must continue until the case has been concluded by the judgment of the assize court. They may be suspended for the time necessary for the judges, the civil p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-30

In the event of the liquidation of a reinsurance undertaking referred to in 1° or 2° of III of Article L. 310-1-1, the commitments arising from contracts underwritten through a branch or under the fre…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Amicable sale

Article R221-30

…seized assets remain unavailable under the responsibility of the custodian. Under no circumstances may they be moved before the price has been paid.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Economic warning rights

Article R2312-30

In companies other than those with a board of directors or supervisory board, or in economic interest groupings, the directors communicate the report of the social and economic committee, or where app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Promotion.

Article R6152-21

…2nd step: two years;3rd step: two years;4th step: two years;5th step: two years;6th step: two years;7th step: two years;8th step: two years;9th step: four years;10th step: four years;11th step: four y…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-30

…s Chairman, either at the latter's initiative or at the request of half of its members.The Chairman may decide that a meeting of the Supervisory Board is to be organised remotely in accordance with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30

In the event of the opening of safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings in respect of a credit institution or an investment firm, the guarantee fund and the depositors are exempt from the…

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