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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité des marchés financiers is competent to oppose, in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure.

Article R5141-47-3

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. From receipt of the assessment report on the medicinal product, accompanied by the summa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-3

…efuse his appearance by a reasoned decision. The appearance may be made in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 706-71. If the person under investigation is an adult, the hearings take pl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-3

…nity obligations and appearing on a list drawn up by order of the ministers responsible for higher education and health ; b) Evidence of formal qualifications as a dental practitioner issued by a Memb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1411-38

…'Homme or his representative; -the Commissaire général et délégué interministériel au développement durable or his representative; -the Interministerial Delegate for Housing and Access to Housing or h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quaterdecies

…he excess of these capital gains over capital losses of the same nature that were actually incurred during the same financial year.These provisions do not apply to net short-term capital gains realise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-3

I. - Assets held by the custodian shall not be re-used by the custodian, or by any third party to whom the custodian's custodial function has been delegated, for their own account.A re-use is any oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-3

The depositary may be held liable to the unit-holders or shareholders of the UCITS directly, or indirectly through the management company or the SICAV, to the extent of the loss suffered and subject t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-39-1

I.-For each child admitted, the micro-crèche's technical advisor, the technical manager or the director of the establishment or service will ensure that the holders of parental authority or legal repr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-3

…equirements: 1° Small kindergartens: no obligation; 2° Kindergartens: 0.5 full-time equivalents of educators of young children; 3° Large kindergartens: 1 full-time equivalent young children's educator…

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