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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-11

The administrative authority responsible for implementing the IT service referred to in Article R. 123-30-9 shall send the applicant, when the latter submits the application, an electronic registratio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…e shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-3

…fficient duration appropriate to their activities, taking particular account of changes in the applicable legislation or regulations. This training is provided by : 1° A credit institution or finance…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-9

The loss of French nationality takes effect: 1° In the case provided for in article 23 at the date of acquisition of foreign nationality; 2° In the case provided for in Articles 23-3 and 23-5 on the d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-3

…olders or shareholders of the UCITS directly, or indirectly through the management company or the SICAV, to the extent of the loss suffered and subject to compliance with the principle of equal treatm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-11

…erence shares are not taken into account when determining the percentage provided for in Article L. 233-1 or article L. 233-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local medical information department

Article R6113-11-3

The doctor in charge of the regional medical information department carries out the following tasks: 1° Preparing the decisions of the competent bodies of the participating establishments, referred to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-14

…r at the Paris Court of Appeal. The latter establishes the rating after having received, where applicable, the observations of the presidents of the investigating chambers and the other public prosecu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-34

As an exception to the provisions of Article 696-6, the rule of speciality does not apply where the person claimed waives it under the conditions provided for in articles 696-28 and 696-40 or where th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article R712-11-3

The joint national commission set up pursuant to the article 2 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory establishment of a statute for the administrative staff of the chambers…

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