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

Article L613-56-7

The resolution college may take any measure necessary to implement a measure taken pursuant to sub-section 9 of this section, I of Article L. 613-55, 1° of I of Article L. 613-55-4, I of Article L. 61…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-51

The sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account are increased by 25% when the reference works meet the following conditions: 1° For works belonging to the genre of fiction, creative d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-5

The capital of a société anonyme à objet sportif is made up of registered shares. However, it may consist of bearer shares if the company wishes to make a public offer of its shares other than the off…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Revision of the jury list

Article 292

…ht to the attention of the accused by the court clerk, without formality. The accused or his lawyer may request that a delay, which may not exceed one hour, be observed before the opening of the proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Powers of the President of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-25

…ority. He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions set out in article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 of 5 July 1972 creating and organising the regions and the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: University Hospital High Committee

Article D6142-52

…y hospital centres appointed by the conference of general directors of university hospital centres; 5° One hospital centre director appointed by the conference of hospital centre directors; 6° Two uni…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-29

The estimates must show separately the compulsory services, which include the body bag in the case of transport before committal and, in all cases the coffin, its handles, its identity plate and its w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Creation of the digital health space

Article R1111-29

…count. In this case, the space will not be opened. The holder who has exercised his right to object may at any time reverse his decision and request the creation of his digital health space.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-5

…timate holder by a person who has obtained the secret under the conditions mentioned in article L. 151-4 or who acts in breach of an obligation not to disclose the secret or to restrict its use. The p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-5

…erson responsible for placing the tattooing product on the market, within the meaning of article L. 513-10-2, to report serious adverse reactions to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et d…

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