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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014…

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

Article L133-28

…n of the payment transaction to the payee; 2° Execution times other than those mentioned in Article L. 133-13 may apply; 3° The Payment Service Provider is not obliged to notify the Payment Service Us…

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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L. 612-39, the administrative authorisation provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-1-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1 may be withdrawn by the Autorité de cont…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
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

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

…e relating to income earned by the company, which is equal to the net income referred to in article L. 214-51, plus retained earnings, plus or minus the balance of accruals and deferrals defined by de…

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

Article L5312-1

…bout schemes for transition between work and retirement, in particular that provided for in Article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code, facilitating their geographical and professional mobility…

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

Article L5126-1

…holding, evaluation and dispensing of medicinal products, products or objects mentioned in Article L. 4211-1, sterile devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parlia…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

…se fields; 6° It issues the authorisation required to operate a cinema, in accordance with articles L. 212-2 to L. 212-5 ; 7° It approves cinematographic entertainment establishments, in accordance wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-1

…hout holding a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications mentioned in article L. 4131-1 and required to practise as a doctor, or without benefiting from the special provisions me…

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