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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-37

…their accounts in consolidated form, electronic money institutions shall apply the rules defined by regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables (French Accounting Standards Authority), issued aft…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 850

The first paragraph of Article 529 reads as follows: "For contraventions of locally applicable regulations on road traffic, insurance, hunting, fishing, environmental protection, consumer law, safety…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-9

…period. The registration of homeopathic veterinary medicinal products referred to in Article 86 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 may be amended, suspended or withdrawn if the conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-5

The operational regulations referred to in article L. 3551-10 take into consideration the departmental collectivity's risk analysis and coverage plan. They are drawn up by the prefect after receiving…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-38

I.-Information in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 shall appear on the website of the automated p…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-8

…es free of charge. However, their travel expenses are covered under the conditions laid down by the regulations applicable to civil servants in the French State and by the regulations applicable to lo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General measures

Article L412-2

Where a European regulation contains provisions which fall within the scope of this title, a decree in the Council of State shall specify that these provisions, together with those of the European reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43-1

…s concerned has referred the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56

…ate or a parent mixed financial holding company in the Union, within the meaning of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, which is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Determination by the overseas departments of the rules applicable in their territory in a limited number of matters falling within the scope of the law or regulations

Article LO3445-9

…ory of their department in a limited number of matters that may fall within the scope of the law or regulations, subject to the provisions of the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 73 of the Const…

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