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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid to establishments retailing new books

Article R1511-43-2

…receding the application or, failing that, for the last financial year preceding the application; > 4° The company's provisional operating accounts for the following two years; 5° The reasons for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-40

…Is employed by that company or by a person who controls it within the meaning of Article L. 233-3; 4° Is controlled by or performs one of the functions mentioned in 2° or 3° in a person or entity con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-10

…al composition of the packaged natural mineral water with regard to its characteristic constituents;4° Where applicable, information relating to treatment with ozone-enriched air;5° Where applicable,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-4

…bail-out; 2° Provided that, in accordance with the valuation carried out pursuant to Article L. 613-47, the net worth of the credit institution or investment firm subject to a resolution procedure is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-4

…financial instruments resulting from a contract to which a person mentioned in I of Article L. 613-34 subject to a resolution procedure is bound. This suspension takes effect from the publication of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-1

…ese administrations and bodies, may access the data in the processing mentioned in I of article D. 5422-4, within the limits strictly necessary for the performance of their duties: 1° The bodies respo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-47-1

…ing authorisation procedure issued by the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, in more than one Member State of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4-1

…to a non-EU Member State or a Member State, is linked to one of the activities listed in Article 3(4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the pr…

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

Article R5121-41-7

…of the European Commission referred to it under Articles 30, 31 and 36 of Directive 2001/83/EC of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use. The decision of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-41

The surrender of the driving or hunting licence provided for in 4° and 5° of Article 41-2 implies an undertaking on the part of the person not to drive or hunt during the period their licence is surre…

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