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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…administering an occupational pension institution referred to in article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational pensions;d) Persons who provide investment serv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 362

…0-1,132-1and 132-18 of the Penal Code; if the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article 132-23 of the same code are applicable, the president also informs them of the consequences of the sente…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D6152-71-1

…ded is equal to eight months of the practitioner's basic emoluments provided for in article R. 6152-23. The emoluments to be considered are those received by the practitioner during the first month of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…f this Article is undertaken by the rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Act no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986. II - The investigation procedure prior to inclusion on the list referred to in I of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial acts

Article A743-9

…l proceedings Proceedings before a judge-rapporteur 7.81 € 22 Contract or procedure schedule 7.81 € 23 Orders other than summary proceedings and payment orders 6.69 € 24 Swearing-in ceremony 3.35 € 25…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

…Solvency Capital Requirement determined in accordance with the principles set out in Article R. 356-23 in the case of a third-country insurance or reinsurance undertaking. III - Upon authorisation of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions applicable to hunting accidents.

Article R421-24

…report referred to in the 3rd paragraph of article R. 421-15 is that provided for by article R. 421-23.However, the fund will only pay claims where it can be shown that the victim is a French national…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-8

…entioned in article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meaning of article D. 2135-9 are less than 230,000 euros at the close of a financial year ensure the publication of their accounts and, in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-1

…bility; 2° It must have a doctor or pharmacist with the qualifications mentioned in article R. 1222-23 and at least one person belonging to one of the categories mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° or 4° of this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-2

…eath, to the agency, company or association authorised under the conditions defined in article L. 2223-23, responsible for providing the funeral and, if the body is transported, to the town hall of th…

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