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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-1

…ribute or transfer, free of charge or for a consideration, gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations without authorisation or when authorisation is suspended or withdrawn is pun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

I. - A decree defines the maximum amounts of payment, expenditure or storage of funds below which payment instruments designed to guarantee compliance with these thresholds are considered to be reserv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L325-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-39, the administrative authorisation provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-1-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1 may be withdrawn by the Autorité de cont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Indirect right of access to data

Article L561-45

When personal data is processed for the sole purpose of applying articles L. 561-5 to L. 561-23 by a person mentioned in article L. 561-2, the right of access is exercised with the Commission national…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-14

Controls carried out pursuant to Articles L. 632-12 and L. 632-13 by representatives of a foreign supervisory authority entrusted with a mission similar to that entrusted in France to the Autorité de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-69

I. - The sums distributable by a société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

Pôle emploi is a national public institution with legal personality and financial autonomy, whose mission is to :1° Prospecting the labour market, developing expertise on changes in jobs and qualifica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-1

I.-Internal use pharmacies meet the pharmaceutical needs of the patients cared for by the establishment, service or organisation to which they belong, or within a regional hospital grouping or a healt…

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