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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of compassionate access authorisations

Article R5121-74-10

…protocol; 3° Where applicable, summaries of the periodic summary reports mentioned in article R. 5121-74-6. II.-The Ministers for Health and Social Security publish, on their websites, the list of me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article L3253-7

…ns of this section or with his obligations towards the institutions provided for in Article L. 3253-14.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-30

I. - Electronic money institutions are required to comply with articles L. 522-14 to L. 522-18 when they provide payment services within the meaning of 1° of article L. 526-2. II. - Electronic money i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for the "multi-purpose" option

Article D6124-177-7

In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes at least one masseur-physiotherapist.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-3

…nitoring must carry out this measure following a custodial sentence, the sentence enforcement judge may, after hearing the convicted person and after consulting the public prosecutor, modify or supple…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-7

The public prosecutor, the investigating courts, the liberty and custody judge and the trial courts, which are competent under the provisions of this code to order the seizure of property, are compete…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-7

…are chosen from among the statutory auditors registered on the list provided for in I of article L. 822-1 or from among the experts registered on one of the lists drawn up by the courts and tribunals.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-6-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 743-6)

Article Annexe 7-6-1

…unt A mandatory deposit account assigned to each of the categories of funds mentioned in Article R. 743-178 of the Commercial Code is opened in the records of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-7

…bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-7

…9 to observe professional secrecy is punishable by the penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code.

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