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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-57

I. - The articles of association or fund rules of a general-purpose investment fund known as a "feeder general-purpose investment fund" may stipulate that all of its assets are invested in shares or u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-4

For the application of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall identify and verify the identity of the persons acting on behalf of the customer in accordance with the pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-5

The members of the Board of Directors of the guarantee fund, as well as any person who, by virtue of their duties, has access to documents and information held by the guarantee fund, are bound by prof…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11-1

I.-Where the prohibition provided for in 1° of article 515-11 has been ordered, the family court judge may order a prohibition on approaching the plaintiff at less than a certain distance, which he or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-5-1

Except with the authorisation of the court, it is forbidden, on pain of nullity, for anyone holding an office or employment in an establishment providing psychiatric care to acquire property or transf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-5

When a full hospitalisation measure is released in application of V of article L. 3211-12-1, the patient may, as soon as the measure is released, be subject to psychiatric care in the form mentioned i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedural obligations and rights of appeal

Article L613-58-1

The annulment of measures taken in application of sub-sections 9 and 10 does not affect the validity of the acts taken for their application when the calling into question of these acts is likely to p…

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

Article R1263-11-5

When the provision of services relates to work carried out on a building or public works site, the decision of the Regional Director of Enterprises, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-5

The list of union representatives is reviewed every four years. It may be amended at any time if necessary, by addition or removal. A person may be removed from the list of trade union representatives…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-3

For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and by way of derogation from Article R. 561-5-2, when the measures provided for in 1° to 3° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented: 1° The per…

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