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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-52

…y, the Minister of the Budget and the Minister of the Interior. If the Chairman is absent or unable to attend, the Vice-Chairman will chair the Policy Board. The secretariat of the Policy Board is pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-54

For each meeting of the Board, the Chairman shall draw up the agenda and the list of members to be convened. If the agenda includes a subject specifically concerning a profession mentioned in Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-51

…f the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy Board is : 1° To ensure better coordination between government departments and supervisory authorities involved in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-5

…4 are governed by the following provisions: 1° The provisions of article L. 122-14-8 are applicable to an employee who is placed by the parent company to which he was previously employed and whose reg…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another EU Member State and family members

Article R426-5

…gn national was already under the protection of that State and that protection has been transferred to France.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L222-5

…contact details of the professional and of any person acting on his behalf;2° Information relating to the financial products, instruments and services offered;3° The right of withdrawal;4° The contra…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 ter

I. - Candidates who meet the following conditions may be admitted to the Customs Administration's operational reserve, under 2° of article 52 bis: 1° Be of French nationality ; 2° Be aged between eigh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-5

The medical monitoring committee may examine the situation of a patient hospitalised in the unit for difficult patients in the department where it is located at any time. It examines the file of each…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6313-5

I. - Part Four of the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales shall apply to Saint-Martin under the conditions set out in this Article.II. - Book II shall apply to Saint-Martin under the followin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-52

The employer shall draw up and update a document relating to explosion protection, as part of the single risk assessment document. This document includes information relating to compliance with the ob…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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