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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L762-7

…fourth and fifth paragraphs of its II Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 433-1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 L. 433-2 law no. 2006-387 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sector advisory committees

Article L784-5

…the wording resulting from L. 614-1 and L. 614-2 law no. 2018-699 of 3 August 2018 L. 614-3law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sector advisory committees

Article L783-5

…heir wording resulting from L. 614-1 and L. 614-2 Law no. 2018-699 of 3 August 2018 L. 614-3Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-3

…ean Economic Area and are manufactured or imported in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2003/94/EC and by an establishment authorised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the Euro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L743-4

…213-3 with the exception of points 5 and 13 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 213-4 Act no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 213-4-1Law no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 II - For the purposes of Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L742-4

…213-3 with the exception of points 5 and 13 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 213-4 Act no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 213-4-1Law no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 II - For the purposes of Ar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

1. Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Excise set the opening and closing hours of customs offices. 2. However, customs offices may not be open for less than eight hours from 1st Apri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-5

Subject to the derogations resulting from this section, insurance and capitalisation undertakings nationalised pursuant to Article 1 of Law no. 46-835 of 25 April 1946 relating to the nationalisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-631

…er, as well as for practitioners who have benefited from the provisions of article 33 of decree no. 2003-769 of 1st August 2003, as an attached practitioner. This possibility is open to them from the…

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