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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L774-30

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-10

Notwithstanding articles L. 5125-4, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-3, L. 5125-12 and L. 5125-18, any opening or acquisition by a mutual society or union of mutual societies of an existing pharmacy and any transf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-8

…I of Title II of the same book, the provisions specific to aerodrome noise zones set out in Article L. 112-3 of the same code as well as the public utility easements affecting land use; >The provision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Communal property and establishments

Article L2544-11

…he conditions imposed for such enjoyment and distribution, observing the provisions of the articles L. 2544-12 à L. 2544-16.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L754-5

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 313-12 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-12-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-13

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, fines imposed in application of article L. 4741-12 may not result in the termination or suspension of the employment contract or in any financial los…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-19

…e publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales provided for in Article L. 141-12, an authentic copy or one of the originals of the deed of sale is kept, at the elected dom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-16

…from all the artists making up the cast of the performance, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence, by six months' imprisonment and a fine…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Application for release by the foreign national

Article L742-8

…ntion judge. However, the decision to keep an asylum seeker in detention as provided for in article L. 754-3 may only be challenged before the administrative judge.The decision shall be made in accord…

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