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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

…2212-7 and the first three paragraphs of article L. 2212-8, in the version resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system;3° Article L. 2212-4 ; 4° C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-2

…e met, to the reporting or public disclosure mechanism provided for in Chapter II of Title I of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Exceptions to the protection of business secrecy

Article L151-8

…ehensible behaviour, including when exercising the right of warning defined in Article 6 of Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1121-2

…sment, transfer or renewal of contract, or any other measure mentioned in II of Article 10-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life, fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Tax fraud, combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L772-10

…aph of I, the words: "the Europol national unit mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 7 of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)" are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-1

…ofessional practice standard relating to communications with the bodies mentioned in article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP - 260. CO…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-31

…th must provide proof of the practical experience provided for, as appropriate, in articles R. 5124-16 to R. 5124-18. Pharmacists providing a replacement for a managing or delegated pharmacist must de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

…wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 621-34n° 2018-572 of 3 July 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R782-23

…wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 621-34n° 2018-572 of 3 July 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R783-23

…wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 621-34n° 2018-572 of 3 July 201…

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