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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-5

Where the persons referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 561-38-2 use an external service provider pursuant to Article R. 561-38-2, they shall ensure that their internal control system also…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-28

…n the application for renewal of authorisation in accordance with the procedure set out in articles R. 15-33-25 to R. 15-33-27-1. This request must be accompanied by the order referred to in article R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-85-3

For the advertising mentioned in articles R. 5141-83 and R. 5141-84, the advertising texts and documents must be filed with the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-3

…oduits de santé for the duration of treatment of the patient in question, up to a maximum of one year. This authorisation includes: 1° The name and contact details of the prescriber and the contact de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-3

…harge or the notice of receipt or the electronic acknowledgement of receipt provided for in article R. 761-12 or, in the event of implementation of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article R532-8-3

…n only if there are reasonable grounds for doing so based solely on the criteria set out in Article R. 532-8-1, or if the information provided by the proposed acquirer pursuant to Article R. 532-8-2 i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions applicable to Réunion and Mayotte

Article R6123-32-13

For its application to La Réunion and Mayotte, the last paragraph of article R. 6123-29 reads as follows: "The constitutive agreement of the networks created in La Réunion and Mayotte is submitted for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Propaganda documents

Article R7343-36-1

…des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi shall publish on the website referred to in Article R. 7343-10 , on a date set by order of the Minister for Employment, the election propaganda document…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15-3

The provisions of articles R. 4221-15-1 and R. 4221-15-2 are applicable before the National Council. The decisions of the National Council are also notified to the competent Regional Council or Centra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-102

…f proxies that may be entrusted to a single representative. The insertions provided for in articles R. 322-59 and R. 322-86 may be made in a corporate journal by professional companies.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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