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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-21

In compliance with the national funeral regulations, the town council may adopt municipal funeral regulations which must be complied with by the funeral directors and the authorised undertakers or ass…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-15

I.-The General Rapporteur shall, at their request, communicate the information or documents that he holds or that he collects to the authorities of the Member States of the European Union exercising c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-5

The provisions of article L. 225-23, relating to the election of employee shareholders to the board of directors, are applicable to companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-13-1

…plication of the provisions relating to the right of access and portability of data provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the prote…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

…tory of credit institutions with their registered office in a State that is neither a member of the European Union nor a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Pursuant to Articles 4 an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-3

…ether a foreign national who already holds a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-5 remains under the protection of the French Office for the Prote…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-4

…s, central banks, public institutions, local authorities or groups thereof of a Member State of the European Union; 2. Central governments or central banks of non-EU Member States with the highest cre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-48

…Professional clients and eligible counterparties, in the absence of an equivalence decision by the European Commission as provided for in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-8

Any amendment to the articles of association, the internal regulations, the disciplinary regulations or the financial regulations adopted after approval has been granted comes into force as from its a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-27

I.-Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article R. 351-23, original own funds items are included in Tier 1 original own funds for a maximum period of ten years after 1 January 201…

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