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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-53

…that the conditions of independence required for the proper performance of the statutory auditor's duties are not met, the AMF may ask the competent court to relieve the statutory auditor of his duti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-54

General purpose investment funds provide the Banque de France with the information required to compile monetary statistics.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-55-1

Prior to their appointment, all external valuation experts shall inform the open-ended real estate investment company or the fund management company whether or not they have taken out an insurance pol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-5

…nform the manager of any irregularities or inaccuracies that he has noted in the performance of his duties.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall determine the method for calculating contributions to the surety guarantee mechanism. These contributions are based on the total guarantee co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50-1

…antee commitments covered by the guarantee. It is subject to the incapacities set out in article L. 500-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5-1

…e taken when preventive action, screening or treatment is required to safeguard the sexual and reproductive health of a minor, if the latter expressly opposes consultation of the holder(s) of parental…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-5-3

…ded for in article L. 1111-6, the family or, failing this, one of the patient's relatives. The procedure followed is recorded in the medical record. Any person is informed by healthcare professionals…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-5

…ompetition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers, under the conditions defined in article L. 511-7 of the French Consumer Code. These breaches are punishable by an administrative fine of up to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-5

…s, nature and extent of the damage and on the liability of the person(s) marketing the medicinal product and, where applicable, the other persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1142-2…

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