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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-42

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may refuse to transmit the information requested where it relates to an offence punishable in France by a term of imprisonment of up to one ye…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-19

Where the criminal court considers refusing to enforce a confiscation order on the basis of one of the grounds referred to in 1°, 3° and 7° of article 713-20 or article 713-22, it shall, before taking…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-47

Within five days of the matter being referred to him, the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him shall decide, in the light of the documents communicated to him, whether to homo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-4

Portfolio management companies shall set a target for balanced representation of women and men among the teams, bodies and managers responsible for making investment decisions. The results obtained ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-4

The State shall be liable for the harmful consequences of the implementation in good faith, by the bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of this Book, their managers or agents, of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-36

A health, safety and working conditions committee is set up within the social and economic committee in: 1° Companies with at least three hundred employees; 2° Separate establishments with at least th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-4

Bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications shall send such evidence to the service or body referred to in Article L. 4251-3 in the form of certified information. Where available, this certified…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-5

Bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications shall send such evidence to the department or body referred to in article L. 4352-4 in the form of certified information. Where available, this certifi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-4

The person or insurance undertaking requesting the intervention of the Bureau central de tarification, as well as the insurers concerned, are required to provide the Bureau central de tarification wit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-6

The charge brought forward pursuant to article R. 343-6 is deducted from the distributable profit referred to in article L. 232-11 of the French Commercial Code. It is also deducted from the profit de…

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