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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-10

…natural disasters or missing persons who are the subject of searches under the article 26 de la loi du 21 janvier 1995 sus mentionnée et dont la mort est supposée. If it is impossible or refused to ta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-10

…of credit; b) The total amount of credit and the conditions for making the funds available; c) The duration of the credit agreement; d) The amount, number and frequency of instalments to be paid by t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-5

…ers other than portfolio management companies that use algorithmic trading in a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area shall:1° Notify the Autorité…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-10

…ppropriate centre any call that does not fall directly within their area of responsibility. Medical regulation is carried out by doctors from the dispensaries or hospital, or from the medical hotline.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-60

…ly if the company fulfils at least one of the following conditions in respect of the financial year during which these shares are allocated: 1° The company proceeds, under the conditions provided for…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 5: Traffic on waterways.

Article L343-7

…articles L. 214-12 et L. 214-13 du code de l'environnement.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-7

…ansport equipment for persons by rack railway, by cableway installation falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-7

When implementing a conversion measure pursuant to I of Article L. 613-48-1 or I of Article L. 613-55, the resolution board may apply different conversion rates to the various categories of own funds…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-10-1

…chiropodists, ocularists, epithesists or orthopaedic orthotists since the end of the approval procedure;-applicators who have been practising for at least five continuous years, on the date of public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Regional support structures for healthcare quality and patient safety

Article R1413-74

As part of the tasks mentioned in e of 2° of Article L. 1431-2, the regional health agencies organise support for the quality of care and patient safety by setting up regional support structures.

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