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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation of Livret A passbook accounts.

Article R221-5

I. - Unless otherwise stipulated in this chapter, deposits, withdrawals and transfers between the Livret A passbook account and the holder's current account are carried out in accordance with the gene…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-55

The information relating to beneficial owners referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 561-46 is declared to the commercial court registry when the application for registration in the Trade a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-5

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will take a decision within two months of receipt of the challenge. This decision is notified by registered letter w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Chronic renal failure.

Article R6123-55

Authorisation to implement or extend the healthcare activities referred to in Article L. 6122-1 may only be granted to health establishments treating chronic renal failure by means of extrarenal purif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Place of practice.

Article R814-55

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-3-2

…prior authorisation, if prior authorisation is obtained by fraud, if the requirements of II of article L. 151-3 are disregarded, if decisions or injunctions issued on the basis of article L. 151-3-1,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102-2

For companies operating at least one facility on the list provided for in Article L. 515-36of the Environment Code, the report mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 225-100 of this code:-inf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline

Article L321-23-1

…trate from the judiciary is appointed to perform the duties of Government Commissioner to the Conseil des maisons de vente. The Government commissioner is assisted by a person who has not been involve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-2-1

For the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745, the list of which is set by order of the Minister responsible for health after receiving the opinion of the National Agency for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-2

Market undertakings shall devote adequate human and financial resources to the training of the persons referred to in Article L. 421-7.

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