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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2-1

…d in the same way as Member States of the European Union, subject to reciprocity, except for the application of Article L. 321-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-2

For the purposes of investigating market abuse as defined by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Collection of human faeces for therapeutic use

Article L513-11-2

The collection, control, storage, traceability and transport of faeces carried out by the establishments or organisations mentioned inArticle L. 513-11-1, including in the context of research involvin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-2

Digital asset services include the following services: 1° The service of holding digital assets on behalf of third parties or access to digital assets, where applicable in the form of private cryptogr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-22-1

The dispositions de l'article 11 du code de procédure pénale ou celles relatives au secret professionnel ne font pas obstacle à la notification d'informations relatives à un contenu illicite aux perso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-25-1

The employment contract, associated with the granting of aid for professional integration under an employment support contract, concluded for a fixed period, may be extended for a total period of up t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-28-1

A certificate of professional experience is drawn up by the employer and given to the employee at his/her request or at the latest one month before the end of the employment support contract.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-2

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a registered design are detained after an application referred to in Article L. 521-14 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments may be destroy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-13-2

The State and one or more public authorities or public persons designated by decree shall be responsible for the design, implementation, administration, hosting and governance of the digital health sp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-2-1

The documents drawn up by the agents referred to in Article L. 450-1 may be drawn up or converted into digital format and may be stored in their entirety in this form, in secure conditions, without th…

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