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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…l police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of Article 21 of this Code, may carry out the identity checks provided for in the seventh paragraph of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L753-16

…the wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of 2° thereof Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L752-16

…eir wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of 2° thereof Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L754-15

…the wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of 2° thereof Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2-1

…r assets may be transferred to a new specialised finance company. In accordance with Article L. 236-21 of the French Commercial Code, the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of the specialis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36

…national number identifying the presentation of the medicinal product provided for in Article R. 5121-4. It indicates, where applicable, the classification of the medicinal product in the following c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-18

…arious missions. It is the scientific body, provided for by article 14 of decree no. 2002-628 of 25 April 2002 taken for the application of law no. 2002-5 of 4 January 2002 relating to the Museums of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

…age industries. These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning ofarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, and the condi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

…utside metropolitan France, voting rights are governed by the Articles of Association in force on 1 April 1967.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-56

…ing of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the Europ…

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