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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

…istleblower, within the meaning, respectively, of I of Article 6 and 1° and 2° ofArticle 6-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L783-7

…ent Codeare deleted; 2° In Article L. 621-5-3, in i) of 4° of II, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 are not applicable.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L784-7

…ent Codeare deleted; 2° In Article L. 621-5-3, in i) of 4° of II, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 are not applicable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII quinquies : Compliance programme penalties

Article 764-44

…1-39-2 of the Criminal Code has been imposed on a company mentioned in I of Article 17 de la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la mod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…g Directive 2003/6/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/ EC, 2003/125/ EC and 2004/72/ EC, are not subject to the provisions of Commission Delegated Reg…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…ely necessary, requesting the organisation which keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1, pursuant to I of Article L. 514-4, to take steps to prevent the intermediary concerned from di…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the division of powers between authorities

Article L515-5

…k, with the exception of Section I of Chapter I and Chapter II, Title II of this Book, Articles L. 112-2, L. 112-2-1 and L. 112-11 of this Code and Section 7 of Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Special rules for the assessment of direct local taxes

Article 1518 E

…2010-1658 of 29 December 2010 on amending finance for 2010, in the version in force on 31 December 2016, is positive. For each tax, the exemption is equal to nine tenths of the difference defined in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

Notwithstanding Article L. 561-18, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c and in 12°, 12°a, 13°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 may, when acting for the same customer and in the same transaction or when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

…on from the national commission for authorisation to practise provided for in L. 4111-2 and L. 4221-12 ; 3° If the practitioner is no longer in compliance with the regulations relating to residence an…

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