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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L773-15

…umn of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L774-15

…umn of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Conservation of gametes, germinal tissue and embryos

Article R2142-30

…ust be sent to the Regional Health Agency prior to the compliance visit provided for in article L. 6122-4.In this case, the competent regional health agencies and the Agence de la biomédecine must be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Drawing up lists of candidates

Article R4031-30

…al union to be elected, rounded up where necessary.Professionals practising in more than one region may only stand for election in the region where they are principally practising. No person may appea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-30

Hospital practitioners may, with the agreement of the director of the health establishment, on the proposal of the head of department or, failing that, the head of the internal structure and after con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-8

The nationals mentioned in Article 9 of Order No. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions not falling within the scope of Articles R. 1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Transitional provisions relating to the solvency margin.

Article R334-30

French undertakings authorised on 23 July 1976 to conduct one or more of the classes mentioned in 1 to 17 of article R. 321-1, and whose total annual written premiums or contributions as at 31 July 19…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Withdrawal of communes

Article L5842-30-1

The provisions of Section 7 of Chapter VI of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Dismissal of employee advisors.

Article L2411-21

…l of an employee adviser appointed to assist an employee under the conditions set out in Article L. 1232-4 may only take place after authorisation from the Labour Inspector.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-30

I.-The shower room has a washbasin and a bath or shower. The lavatory may form a single room with the shower room. The materials used for the floors, walls and ceilings of the shower room and lavatory…

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