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

Article R214-84

I. - Direct or indirect holdings in foreign undertakings referred to in 5° of the I of article L. 214-36 are only eligible for inclusion in the assets of an undertaking for collective real estate inve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export for scientific purposes.

Article R1235-8

Four copies of the application for authorisation must be sent to the Minister for Research, together with a dossier, by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt, or handed in against a receipt.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D325-8

Establishments classified as holiday villages are required to display a sign on their frontage in accordance with a model drawn up by the body referred to in article L. 141-2 and approved by order of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements

Article A712-8

Any application for a loan authorisation must be accompanied by a presentation of the planned operation and its financing, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in an intervention stan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Support for mobility training.

Article R5522-80

A public or private organisation may be approved under 2° of article L. 5522-23 if it has the capacity to offer or provide access to vocational training, in France or abroad, and to provide support fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special temporary assignments for doctors and engineers

Article R8123-8

The medical advisors to the Labour Inspectorate, provided for in Article L. 8123-6, are chosen from a list drawn up by decree after consulting the Conseil d'Orientation des Conditions de Travail.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 862-1

For the application of article 706-2 in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna, after the words: "by article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code", the words: "or by locally applicable r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Counting of postal votes

Article R2122-82

The electoral register contains data relating to the electoral roll drawn up pursuant to article L. 2122-10-4. This file is used to identify voters who have taken part in the ballot.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article R3515-8

Failure by the person in charge of the premises where the prohibition provided for in article L. 3513-6 applies to erect the signs provided for in article R. 3513-3 is punishable by a fine for a 3rd c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-83

Only health establishments authorised to perform organ transplants in application of article L. 1234-2 may be authorised to perform exceptional organ or tissue transplants or exceptional composite vas…

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