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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

…and column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2 with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance no. 2021-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-154 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-155 and L. 214-156 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-157 Act no. 2016-1691 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-14

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies may, on their own initiative or at the request of a client, treat as a professional or non-professional client, either generally…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…Article R. 123-38Decree No. 2020-106 of 10 February 2020 Article R. 123-39 Decree No. 2007-750 of 9 May 2007 Articles R. 123-40 and R. 123-41Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 123-42Decree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation and this Article.II.-Pursuant to A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-4

…L. 113-2 or to contractual obligations, exempt from the declaration provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Commercial Code. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1261-28

…ications for renewal must be accompanied by the supporting documents referred to in article R. 1261-24 and the activity report referred to in article R. 1261-16. It is made under the same terms and co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…f compensation to be made by the Office. With regard to the damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3, it does so on the bas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-39

…year from that of the judgment adopting the plan for the sale of the business. Any interested party may consult it. The Registrar shall cause an insertion to be published in the Bulletin officiel des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-5

Failure by the operator to subject a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 to maintenance obligations and quality controls pursuant to Article L. 5212-1 is punishable by two years'…

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