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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-7

…ied with a view to investigating and establishing the criminal offences provided for in Article L. 572-1, the Public Prosecutor shall be informed of the planned operations in advance. He may object wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-7

I.-To ensure compliance with the provisions of Article L. 1461-4, the data present in the national health data system and those made available by the joint managers are linked to each person concerned…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796 bis

…rson who is the victim of an act of terrorism, within the meaning of I of Article 9 of Law no. 86-1020 of 9 September 1986 relating to the fight against terrorism, are exempt from gratuitous transfer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-78

…mbled in such a way that their components cannot move during use. There must be no gap of more than 20 centimetres between the edge of the decks and the structure or equipment against which the scaffo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R513-7

…s members comply with the obligation to take out a financial guarantee as set out in article L. 512-7. It ensures that the amount of the guarantee referred to in article R. 512-7 is calculated in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-7

…oned in articles L. 1333-29 and L. 1333-30 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-7

…2-11, L. 613-8, L. 613-9, L. 613-19, L. 615-2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 shall apply to the conditions and forms…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R937-7

In the second paragraph of Article R. 723-6, the words: "until 6 p.m. on the twentieth day preceding that of the counting of votes in the first ballot" are replaced by the words: "until the twentieth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R947-7

In the second paragraph of Article R. 723-6, the words: "until 6 p.m. on the twentieth day preceding that of the counting of votes in the first ballot" are replaced by the words "until the twentieth d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-7

Foreign nationals whose detention is extended pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 742-5, L. 742-6 or L. 742-7, are kept in detention in a room reserved for them, until the end of the procedure.

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