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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-18

I. - A UCITS may use techniques and instruments relating to eligible financial securities and money market instruments, and in particular repurchase agreements and similar transactions for the tempora…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Scientific Council.

Article R5322-18

The Board comprises : 1° Ten members, appointed for a renewable period of three years by order of the Minister for Health on the basis of their scientific expertise in the field of health products, on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-18

In urgent cases, where a pharmacist's continued practice exposes patients to serious danger, the Director General of the regional health agency responsible for the pharmacist's place of practice shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-18

Personnel of the national forensic police service of the national police and those of the national gendarmerie, specially assigned to the service implementing the processing, and duly authorised, may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-18

The following constitutes a breach subject to financial penalties:1° Any advertising of a medicinal product which has not obtained the authorisation referred to in articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1 o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-100

The rules relating to the obligation to provide information by credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and the bodies mentioned in Article L. 518-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-101

The rules on direct marketing of banking or financial services are laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title IV of Book III of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-102

The rules on canvassing for insurance are set out in the provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insurance Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-18

I.-The participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall set up a system of governance which guarantees sound and prudent mana…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article R533-18

I. - The rules limiting the number of directorships provided for in II to IV of article L. 533-26 apply within an investment firm that meets one of the following conditions:1° The balance sheet total,…

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