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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L774-11

…g resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 516-2Or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexing.

Article D112-1

…ce index, excluding tobacco, for the euro zone, calculated monthly by the Statistical Office of the European Communities in Luxembourg (EUROSTAT) and published by Agence France Trésor, may also be use…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article R440-1

…y of the periods provided for in Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on over-the-counter derivatives, central count…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…int-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Unless otherwise provided, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the mo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25

…nt if the original versions of the video game are published in at least three languages used in the European Union, including French; 7° The "Location of expenditure" sub-group is awarded a total of 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-4

Investment firms are legal entities, other than portfolio management companies and credit institutions, which are authorised to provide the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 on a reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specialised credit institutions

Article R775-3

…me ownership;2° In the last paragraph of Article R. 513-6-1, the words: after consultation with the European Banking Agency are deleted;3° In article R. 513-7, the words: or a similar entity subject t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-336

…a citizen in the country of which they are a national; 4° Not have been convicted of any offence incompatible with the performance of their duties. The absence of a conviction is attested by : a) For…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-4

The mission of the Local Finance Committee is to provide the Government and Parliament with the analyses required to draw up the provisions of the Finance Bill concerning local authorities.Each year,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-34

In companies with at least fifty employees, where the redundancy project concerns at least ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the Social and Economic Committee may, where appropriate on…

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