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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-3

La Monnaie de Paris is a state-owned industrial and commercial establishment. This establishment is responsible for :1° Manufacturing, on behalf of the State, the metal coins mentioned in article L. 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-2

Services related to investment services include: 1. Custody account-keeping of financial instruments on behalf of third parties and ancillary services such as the keeping of cash accounts correspondin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-2

…pendent institution comprising, in addition to its Chairman, appointed by the President of the Republic, forty-five members: 1° Five leading figures appointed by the President of the Republic and belo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-16

Credit is granted to the borrower only if the creditor has been able to verify that the obligations arising from the credit agreement are likely to be fulfilled in accordance with what is provided for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L313-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to: 1° Credit agreements, as defined in 6° of Article L. 311-1, intended to finance the following transactions: a) For buildings for residential use or for profess…

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

Article L751-10

The non-negligible risk of leakage referred to in article L. 751-9 may, except in special circumstances, be regarded as established in the following cases:1° The foreign national has previously evaded…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

I. - Any company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 that wishes to buy back its own equit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4142-1

The Conseil national de l'ordre national des chirurgiens-dentistes comprises twenty-four members, namely :1° One pair representing dental surgeons practising in the Grand Est region ;2° One member rep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-3

The syndicate committee comprises the mayor of the commune and elected members, the number of whom, which may be 4, 6, 8 or 10, is set by the order of the State representative in the department conven…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-3

The regional joint inter-professional committees referred to in article L. 6323-17-6 are responsible for examining and providing administrative and financial support for professional retraining projec…

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