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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment services

Article L754-8

…017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 314-3 and L. 314-4 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 314-5 law no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 314-6 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 314-7 Order no. 2017-1433 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-2

…to examine the project, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1123-14 or Article L. 1123-16. It may only request one opinion per clinical investigation project. In the event of an unfavoura…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-2

…to examine the project, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1123-14 or Article L. 1123-16. It may only request one opinion per performance study project. In the event of an unfavourable o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-131

…than two years after the incorporation of a company in accordance with articles L. 225-12 to L. 225-16, must be preceded, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-8 to L. 225-10, by a verificat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15-2

…service, such an adjustment or conversion does not appear possible, the sentence enforcement judge may set the date of incarceration. Failing a decision by the sentence enforcement judge within six m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 septies

…ownership from the State to the major maritime and river-maritime ports pursuant to Article L. 5312-16 of the French Transport Code is subject to a degressive reduction.This reduction applies for the…

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

Article R551-6

…where he/she is domiciled without authorisation from the Office, the material reception conditions may be terminated, pursuant to article L. 551-16.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-19

Any differences in the representation of men and women mentioned in article D. 1142-16, as well as the way in which they are published, are sent to the services of the Minister for Employment using a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-49

Where, pursuant to the second paragraph of article 16 of decree no. 56-222 of 29 February 1956, a bailiff entrusts the service of a document to a colleague, the corresponding emolument is paid to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L773-2

…no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 511-7 with the exception of its third and ninth paragraphs Act 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 L. 511-8 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 II of Article L. 511-8-1 O…

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