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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L744-4

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 213-1 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 213-2 Order no. 2017-1674 of 8 December 2017 L. 213-3 wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L743-4

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 213-1 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 213-2 Order no. 2017-1674 of 8 December 2017 L. 213-3 wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L742-4

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 213-1 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 213-2 Order no. 2017-1674 of 8 December 2017 L. 213-3 wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-59

…g equivalent supervisory functions shall review the governance arrangements provided for in Article L. 511-55, periodically assess their effectiveness and ensure that corrective measures have been tak…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-15

…le prudentiel et de résolution may, outside the framework of the agreements referred to in Articles L. 632-7 and L. 632-13, transmit information to the authorities of States which are not members of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-2

…lying with the rules of good practice defined in the decisions or orders issued pursuant to Article L. 5121-5; 3° Importing or exporting gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-2

…application of the legislative provisions of Book I to the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-2

Parrogation à l'article L. 412-1 l'étranger est exempté de la production du visa de long séjour mentionné au même article pour la première délivrance des cartes de séjour suivantes: 1° The temporary r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-7

…the chairmanship of the mediator, under conditions determined by the decree provided for in article L. 1144-1. The mediator and the members of the committee are bound by professional secrecy regarding…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…ervices and metropolitan hygiene and health services under the conditions provided for by l'article L. 1422-1 of the public health code if the metropolitan authority exercises this competence; 11° The…

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