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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-35

…and any person who, in any capacity whatsoever, participates in the direction or management of an electronic money institution or who is employed by an electronic money institution is bound by profes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-39

Failing agreement between the city council or the Paris council and the arrondissement councils on the methods of calculating the local management allocations for the arrondissements, the sums intende…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

Within the framework of national environmental policy, the territorial collectivity of Corsica defines the actions it intends to carry out for the protection of the environment on the island and deter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation and this Article.II.-Pursuant to A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article L131-3

The Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Court of Asylum) comprises panels, each comprising: 1° A president appointed : a) either by the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat from among the member…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-3

The Livret A is open to individuals, associations mentioned in article 206. 5 of the General Tax Code, low-income housing associations and co-owners' associations. Minors may open Livret A accounts wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2371-3

The terms and conditions of employee participation, within the meaning of Article L. 2351-6, shall be determined by agreement between the management of the companies involved in the cross-border opera…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-33

The association referred to in Article L. 621-32 either takes action on its own initiative or is informed by the Autorité des marchés financiers of facts likely to constitute a breach by a member of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-3

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may object, on grounds relating to the risk of jeopardising the continuity of medical biology services, to the acquisition of a medical biology labor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7253-3

In areas of State competence, the authorities of the Republic may empower the President of the Executive Council to negotiate and sign agreements with one or more States or territories of the Caribbea…

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