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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R*741-4

The following do not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° Articles R*. 221-57 and R*. 221-67, relating to the popular savings passbook;2° Articles R*. 221-82, R*. 221-99 and R*. 221-102, relating to t…

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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 706-53-8

Under terms specified by the decree provided for in article 706-53-12, the file manager shall directly notify the Ministry of the Interior, which shall immediately forward the information to the compe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-7

The register of hybrid groups shows the proprietary medicinal products included in each hybrid group. The hybrid groups are grouped by active substance designated by its common name preceded by the wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-2

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall refuse authorisation for compassionate access if the conditions laid down in I, II and V of Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-6

I. - Except when the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé makes use of the derogation mentioned in V of article L. 5121-12-1, the compassionate prescription framework is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-7

When implementing a conversion measure pursuant to I of Article L. 613-48-1 or I of Article L. 613-55, the resolution board may apply different conversion rates to the various categories of own funds…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-7

The duration of the suspension measures mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-1 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degree of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-8-7

Pre-trial detainees exercise their right to maintain links with the outside world under the supervision of the judicial authority, under the conditions determined by the provisions of Title IV of Book…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-7-2

The report identifying the financial, accounting and management risks to which the company is exposed, referred to in Article L. 823-12-1, is signed by the statutory auditor, a natural person, or, whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-72-3

I.-The institutions authorised by the Regional Health Agency to sign a contract for the assignment of receivables notified as a discount pursuant to article D. 6145-72-2 are included in the regional c…

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