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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-1

…EING REPLACED, CITED IN ARTICLE R. 4131-1Conditions to be fulfilled by the replacement or assistant and semesters required :I. - General medicineTo be enrolled in the third cycle of general medicine a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article L341-24

If the creditor or credit intermediary fails to comply with the obligation to provide information free of charge pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-6, L. 313-7, L. 313-11, L. 313-12, L. 313…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article L341-22

…t does not comply with the obligations laid down in Article L. 313-54, for a hire-purchase contract and hire with a promise to sell, is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article L341-23

A creditor or credit intermediary who fails to comply with the general information obligations set out in Article L. 313-6 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article L341-21

The fact that an advertiser disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that does not comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 313-3 to L. 313-5 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising establishments performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-29

To obtain authorisation to carry out the activity mentioned in 1° of article R. 2131-22-2, establishments must be authorised, in application of article L. 2142-1 and under the conditions set out in ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 C

…provisions of the first paragraph, companies leasing assets under the conditions provided for in 1 and 2 of Article L. 313-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and those operating leasing tran…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Medical file

Article R4412-54

…rker exposed to chemical agents hazardous to health, the occupational health physician shall set up and keep an individual file containing : 1° Where applicable, the information communicated by the em…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-209

The Autorité des marchés financiers may request that it be provided with information enabling it to ensure that members of the company savings plan are offered at least one investment option that comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Adjudication

Article L211-21

…ent services providers which are members of the regulated market on which the securities are traded and, if not, by an investment services provider or a notary.Even in the event of provisions to the c…

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