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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-3

As stated in article L. 541-3 of the Education Code, reproduced below: "In each department and arrondissement capital, in each commune with a population of more than 5,000 and in communes designated b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 quater

Sums corresponding to the share of profits made by joint agricultural interest companies that is allocated to suppliers or customers who are farmers or bodies mentioned in article L 541-1 of the Code…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-24

I.-For the application of the provisions of Article R. 224-22, parts from the circular economy mean:1° Components and elements that are marketed by the ELV centres mentioned in 7° of Article R. 543-15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L541-9-1

Financial investment advisers are treated in the same way as investment service providers other than portfolio management companies for the purposes of Article L. 533-12-7.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-4

I.-Any financial investment adviser must become a member of an association responsible for monitoring the individual professional activities of its members, representing them collectively and defendin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L541-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 753-1 to L. 753-4 and L. 754-1 to L. 754-8, where a foreign national applying to register an asylum application has, prior to the submission of his a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-2

Financial investment advisers who are natural persons, as well as natural persons with the power to manage or administer legal persons authorised as financial investment advisers, must meet the age an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-6

I.-Financial investment advisers may not receive financial instruments from their clients. They may not receive funds from their clients other than those intended to remunerate their activity. II -Fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-5

Financial investment advisers must comply with the provisions of this subsection at all times. Financial investment advisers shall inform the association to which they belong of any change in the info…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-7

Financial investment advisers are subject to the disqualifications set out in article L. 500-1.

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