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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

…dmission of members based on objective criteria. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 531-10, regulated markets may admit as members, in addition to investment firms and credit institutio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 631-2

…f the Treaty, in particular those provided for in Chapter I and Articles 17, 18, 19, 25, 28, 29 and 31 or, where applicable, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the applicat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25

…eferred to in Article R. 356-8 or the participating undertaking referred to in II of Article R. 356-24 shall submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, on behalf of the subsidiary…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-40

Subject to the provisions of article A. 322-41, operators of establishments existing on 6 July 1999 must comply with the provisions of article A. 322-20, the second paragraph of article A. 322-24, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-157

I. - Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article L. 214-24-29 and the first paragraph of Article L. 214-24-34, the fund rules or the articles of association of the specialised professional fund sha…

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

Article R5121-41-7

…th, the Director 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 time limits, vary the marketing au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…bis only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis ofArticle 21 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 and 17° bis for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis of Article 21 of Law201…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-4

…unces a decision that a person is not criminally responsible orders, in accordance with Article 706-135 of this Code, the compulsory hospitalisation of the person when this has already been decided by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-32

When it issues a prohibition pursuant to the provisions of Article 706-136, the investigating chamber or the trial court may order, either in its decision or in a subsequent decision, that the declara…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29

When the investigating chamber or a trial court decides, in accordance with Article 706-135 of this code, to involuntarily hospitalise the person in an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 of…

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