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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R519-4

I. - The banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in Article L. 519-1 comprise the following categories: 1° Brokers in banking transactions and payment services, registered in the Trade…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-44

This chapter shall not apply where the purpose of real-time geolocation operations is to locate electronic communication terminal equipment, a vehicle or any other object whose lawful owner or possess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Administrative declaration

Article R4427-4

The declaration of first use is not compulsory for laboratories carrying out medical biology analyses. They are only required to declare their intention to provide a diagnostic service for group 4 bio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules

Article R1251-4

The prior declaration of a temporary employment undertaking provided for in Article L. 1251-45 shall include the following information: 1° An indication of the planned operation: creation of a tempora…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R773-41

…ioning of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "European regulations mentioned in Article L. 712-10";3° In Article R. 562-4, the references to the real estate register and the land register…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-41

…ioning of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "European regulations mentioned in Article L. 712-10";3° In Article R. 562-4, the references to the real estate register and the land register…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-4

In order to carry out the tasks assigned to it by 2° of Article L. 1432-1, the Commission :1° May decide on work to be carried out to contribute to the development of the regional health project, in p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-4

…owing is punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° Failure to mention in contracts, in breach of Article L. 4532-12, the obligation to participate in an inter-company safety, health and working conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-4

…l authorities comprising it.The Board of Directors comprises, in the proportions defined in article L. 1431-4 :1° a) The representative(s) of the local authority(ies) or their groupings appointed from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-4

…laws and regulations in force. Registration may also be refused in the case provided for in article L. 4113-11.Any changes to the articles of association and to the information listed in 4° above must…

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