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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80

I.-The investigating judge may only inform by virtue of an indictment issued by the public prosecutor. The indictment may be made against a named or unnamed person. When facts, not covered by the indi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-5

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of 1° of article L. 4111-1 is, for the practice of the profession of midwife :1° Either the French State diploma in midwifery, for student…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article R512-3

…III of Article R. 512-14 or the certificate referred to in III of Article R. 512-15, as well as the references of the contract to which the certificate relates. VII - The corresponding files and recor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4

The body referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 432-2 shall establish a separate accounting record for the transactions it carries out in the name and on behalf of the State pursuant to Arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258 A

I. - By way of derogation from the provisions of I of Article 258: 1° The place of supply of goods dispatched or transported from France to another Member State in the context of intra-Community dista…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitions of participating interests

Article L465-4

The penalties applicable to breaches of the obligation to disclose significant shareholdings are set out in 1° and 2° of I and III of article L. 247-1 and in article L. 247-2 of the French Commercial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

I. - This section applies to1° to financial instruments traded on a trading venue or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been submitted ;2° Financial instruments other…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-B

Credit institutions and finance companies shall put in place systems, strategies and procedures, which shall be subject to the regular internal control referred to in Article L. 511-55, enabling them…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-4

I. - When it implements an internal bailout measure referred to in I of Article L. 613-55 or a write-down or conversion measure pursuant to the provisions of sub-section 9 of this section, the resolut…

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

Article R214-83

Direct or indirect holdings in the companies referred to in 2° and 3° of I of article L. 214-36 are only eligible for inclusion in the assets of an undertaking for collective real estate investment if…

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