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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-4

Where an AIF management company is unable to ensure compliance with the provisions of Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II for which an AIF or another entity acting on its beh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-4

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment will immediately inform the Prefect of the department in which the establishment is located, or in Paris the Po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-19

The import authorisation is granted for a period of five years, renewable if it is certified by the authority authorised for this purpose by the country of origin, before the expiry of its validity, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-18

…ackaged natural mineral water from a Member State of the European Union or from another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and imported under the same designations as in the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4-1

…stics of the loans they finance or distribute as defined in III of article 80 of law no. 2005-32 of 18 January 2005 on social cohesion and benefiting in this respect from public guarantees.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-1

…f a group on a consolidated basis, the request for authorisation provided for in III of Article L. 613-46 shall be sent to the supervisory board by the parent institution in the EU party to the agreem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 and subsections 3, 4 and 5.

Article R5132-44-1

…ey are included in lists I or II, substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 are subject to the provisions of articles R. 5132-1 to R. 5132-26.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-49-1

Where the individual limited liability entrepreneur transfers to the jurisdiction of another court the establishment where the professional activity in respect of which he has made a declaration of as…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-4-1

The purpose of the compliance function referred to in Article L. 354-1 is, in particular, to advise the Chief Executive Officer or the Management Board, as well as the Board of Directors or the Superv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-43-1

The subsidies provided for in article L. 2251-5 are subject to a written request from the head of the company to which the existing establishment whose purpose is the retail sale of new books belongs.

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