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Showing 95219530 of 45698 articles for Art. Décret 81-255 du 3-3-1981

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-30-1

When the investigations conducted by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 uncover facts likely to involve the laundering of the proceeds of an offence punishable by a custodial sentence of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-1

Information transmitted pursuant to Articles L. 561-28 and L. 561-31, with the exception of that mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-31, is confidential. Recipients of such information…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-3-1

…of which designated persons and entities shall be frozen without delay in accordance with the procedures set out in the second and third paragraphs. The funds and economic resources of the natural or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33-1

Where the activity of a person subject to its supervision is likely to undermine financial stability and in the emergency situations provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parlia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-3-1

…de l'action sociale et des familles, request the information necessary for them to carry out their duties from the body responsible for collecting social security contributions mentioned in article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

In the context of the childcare facilities for young children mentioned in I of article L. 214-1-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the professionals taking care of the children may ad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3-1

…gned to modify the genome of the gametes or the embryo may be undertaken. Such research shall be conducted under the conditions laid down in Title II of Book I of Part One.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-3-1

In each establishment, organisation, health cooperation group or laboratory authorised to carry out biological activities for medically assisted procreation, a responsible person is designated, respon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-2-3

…ric care under Chapters II to IV of this Title or underArticle 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, his/her transfer to an establishment carrying out this task is organised, in accordance with t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-3

…e liberty and custody judge hearing the case may make the same decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in the same article L. 3211-12-1.

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