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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article D561-32-1

…financial arrangements that make the management and administration mechanisms less than transparent;10° International financial transactions with no apparent legal or economic purpose, usually limited…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article R2241-4

…ms in small and medium-sized businesses and, in particular, in those with fewer than ten employees; 10° The possible consequences of changes to the content and organisation of work and to working hour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-152

…medicinal product or product, and to the need for safety information after marketing authorisation; 10° "Risk management plan": a detailed description of the risk management system defined in 9°; 11°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-3

…measures are taken in respect of a branch of a credit institution mentioned in I of Article L. 511-10 or in respect of a person mentioned in 3° to 6° of I of Article L. 613-34 under Section 4 of this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-5

…ay include shares in sociétés anonymes à responsabilité limitée issued by companies governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation when the fund is subscribed by the emp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-12

I. The purpose of the professional training referred to in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 and the ongoing training referred to in article R. 519-11-3 is to enable intermediaries to acquire…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article D6342-5

…4-5 of the Public Procurement Code or the information provided for in articles R. 2184-7 to R. 2184-10 of the same code; 6° The information, attestations and other documents required by articles R. 21…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L221-5

I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract for the sale of goods or the provision of services, digital content or digital services, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

…rs. Amounts placed in reserve in application of I of article L. 3335-2 as it stood prior to the Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finances for 2020 are paid back into this fund. II.The first le…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

…ional holding an EU long-term resident card, as defined by the provisions of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term reside…

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