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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-2

Credit institutions and finance companies whose subsidiaries include at least one credit institution, investment firm or financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21, or which hold an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-42-1

I.-Establishments or organisations that prepare or import investigational advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis ensure that all preparation operations are carried out in acco…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-1

Any natural or legal person who may be held liable under articles 1792 to 1792-4 of this code is discharged from the liabilities and guarantees incumbent on it, pursuant to articles 1792 to 1792-2, af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-4

When the examining magistrate receives a request from the public prosecutor to remand the person in custody, and considers that this detention is not justified, and decides not to transfer the case fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-4

Any person employed by one of the persons referred to in articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 or participating in any capacity whatsoever in its direction or management and having, in the course of its pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to water distribution

Article L2224-7-4

The provisions of articles L. 2224-7-2 and L. 2224-7-3 apply without prejudice to the provisions of article 2 of law no. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000 relating to the reception and housing of travellers for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-3-4

Overseas regional councils are consulted on plans to award or renew port and airport concessions concerning these regions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-6

The regional cooperation funds set up respectively for Guadeloupe, La Réunion and Mayotte are funded by State appropriations and may receive allocations from the département, the region, any other pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-7

I. - A consultation body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane area is established.This body is made up of representatives of the State, the General Council and Regional Council of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-5

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be associate members of regional bodies, mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 3441-…

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